Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ministering

/mˈɪnɪstɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: min-is-ter-ing
IPA: /mˈɪnɪstɹɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of minister

adj

Of one who, or something that, administers.

noun

The act of one who ministers; ministration.

Example Sentences

"Hitherto all that I had acquired had been unsatisfactory—the reward was too distant; but Carrara's mystic eloquence brought the result of our midnight vigils visibly before me; and when I left him, it was to dream of the glorious secrets which, once penetrated, would lay all nature open to our eyes, and leave all its ministering spirits bowed to our rule by spell and sign."
"I could not be in your daughter's company, and have the grace of her gentle ministerings."

Inflected Forms

ministerings (plural)

Phrases

ministering angel

Questions

How do you pronounce ministering?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪnɪstɹɪŋ/.
What does ministering mean?: present participle and gerund of minister

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