Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overcoming

/ˈoʊvɚkˌʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: over-com-ing
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚkˌʌmɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overcome

noun

The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.

Example Sentences

"Ther with all cam kyng Arthur but with a fewe peple and slewe on the lyfte hand and on the ryght hand that wel nyhe ther escaped no man / but alle were slayne to the nombre of xxx M / And whan the bataille was all ended the kynge kneled doune and thanked god mekely / and thenne he sente for the quene and soone she was come / and she maade grete Ioye of the ouercomynge of that bataille"
"In the eyes of their witnesses, exemplary figures redeem their own suffering, which in turn emboldens these witnesses to attempt painful self-overcomings of their own."

Inflected Forms

overcomings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce overcoming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚkˌʌmɪŋ/.
What does overcoming mean?: present participle and gerund of overcome

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