Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nurturing

/nˈɝtʃɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
nur-tur-ing
IPA
/nˈɝtʃɚɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.

verb

present participle and gerund of nurture

Inflected Forms

more nurturing (comparative) most nurturing (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonnurturing unnurturing

Questions

How do you pronounce nurturing?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɝtʃɚɪŋ/.
What does nurturing mean?
Refers to being caring; something which nurtures.

How to pronounce nurturing

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