Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

performing

/pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables: per-form-ing
IPA: /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of perform

noun

Example Sentences

"The greatest recovery was recorded by London Overground, where the level of journeys was at 55.9% of that recorded two years previously. ScotRail (32.2%) was the lowest-performing operator."
"Yet the misfortune of his life, his vast attempts but most inadequate performings, failing to accomplish any one masterpiece, seems to mark the closing of an era."

Etymology

From perform + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/
British English: /pəˈfɔːmɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

performings (plural)

Derived Forms

overperforming underperforming

Phrases

higher-performing lower-performing performing arts

Synonyms

acting playing playacting

Rhymes With

forming warming transforming informing reforming storming conforming swarming nonperforming misinforming norming terraforming

Questions

How do you pronounce performing?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈfɔɹmɪŋ/.
What does performing mean?: present participle and gerund of perform
Where does performing come from?: From perform + -ing.

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