Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pointing

/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
point-ing
IPA
/ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of the verb to point.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The filling of joints in brickwork or masonry with mortar.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mortar that has been placed between bricks to fill the gap.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

In Anglican chant:

Uncountable

noun

In Anglican chant:

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From point + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pointings (plural)

Derived Forms

depointing pointingly

Phrases

bone pointing definition by pointing Earth-pointing finger-pointing pointing device pointing mark pointing stick pointing-stock

Synonyms

nikud

Rhymes With

disappointing appointing jointing

Questions

How do you pronounce pointing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɪntɪŋ/.
What does pointing mean?
The action of the verb to point.
Where does pointing come from?
From point + -ing.

How to pronounce pointing

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