Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minding

/mˈaɪndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: mind-ing
IPA: /mˈaɪndɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of taking heed of something.

verb

present participle and gerund of mind

Example Sentences

"a. 1691, Richard Baxter, a sermon […] those holy breathings after God, and that sense of the evil of sin, and that conscience of duty, and those groans excited by the spirit of prayer, and those mindings of the things of another world […]"

Etymology

From Middle English mynding, myndyng, equivalent to mind + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mynding
Suffix: mind

Inflected Forms

mindings (plural) more minding (comparative) most minding (superlative)

Derived Forms

unminding

Rhymes With

finding binding grinding reminding winding blinding unwinding nonbinding

Questions

How do you pronounce minding?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈaɪndɪŋ/.
What does minding mean?: The act of taking heed of something.
Where does minding come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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