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penning

/ˈpɛnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ning
IPA
/ˈpɛnɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pen

noun

Writing; literary composition.

noun

An old currency unit, the Swedish penning.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pennings (plural) penningar (plural)

Phrases

Penning gauge Penning trap

Synonyms

writing authorship composition

Homonyms

pinning (pin–pen merger)

Rhymes With

henning benning denning venning kenning jenning wenning clendenning brenning pfenning lenning menning

Questions

How do you pronounce penning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛnɪŋ/.
What does penning mean?
present participle and gerund of pen

How to pronounce penning

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