Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paring

/pˈɛɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: par-ing
IPA: /pˈɛɹɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pare

noun

A fragment or shaving that has been pared.

noun

The cutting off of the surface of grassland for tillage.

Inflected Forms

parings (plural)

Phrases

paring knife

Synonyms

sliver shaving

Homonyms

pairing

Rhymes With

wearing sharing preparing bearing caring staring comparing declaring tearing daring pairing airing

Questions

How do you pronounce paring?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛɹɪŋ/.
What does paring mean?: present participle and gerund of pare

How to pronounce paring

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