Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

motivating

/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
mo-ti-vat-ing
IPA
/mˈoʊtəvˌeɪtɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Effectively providing an incentive.

verb

present participle and gerund of motivate

Inflected Forms

more motivating (comparative) most motivating (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonmotivating unmotivating

Synonyms

motivative motive motivation

Questions

How do you pronounce motivating?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈoʊtəvˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does motivating mean?
Effectively providing an incentive.

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