Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parking

/ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables: park-ing
IPA: /ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of park

noun

The action of the verb to park.

Uncountable

noun

Space in which to park a car or other vehicle, such as a parking lot or curbside parking.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Parking a car in a tight spot gave him some satisfaction. (as gerund)"
"His parking skills needed improvement. (as participial adjective)"
"They will be parking the aircraft in the desert for the next few months. (as progressive)"
"free parking"
"Parking in central London can be very difficult."
"Glasgow's car-parking problem is one of the worst in the country and the frequency of the new electrified rail service ought to attract a big clientele from the city's close-packed suburbs."

Etymology

Etymology tree English park Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English parking From park + -ing (participial).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ/
British English: /ˈpɑː.kɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

parkings (plural)

Derived Forms

autoparking

Phrases

double-parking echelon parking emergency parking bay glass parking lot no parking no parking whitebeam parking area parking attendant

Synonyms

car park carpark

Rhymes With

marking barking embarking sparking remarking harking sharking arcing

Questions

How do you pronounce parking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɑɹ.kɪŋ/.
What does parking mean?: present participle and gerund of park
Where does parking come from?: Etymology tree English park Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English parking From park + -ing (participial).

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