Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poisoning

/ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: poi-son-ing
IPA: /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The administration of a poison.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being poisoned.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of poison

Example Sentences

"The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger."
"Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese[…]began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. The poisoning was irreversible, and soon ended in psychosis and death."

Etymology

By surface analysis, poison + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

poisonings (plural)

Derived Forms

antipoisoning autopoisoning nonpoisoning

Phrases

alcohol poisoning blood poisoning crowd-poisoning data poisoning food poisoning Georgina poisoning lead poisoning leather poisoning

Synonyms

toxic condition intoxication

Questions

How do you pronounce poisoning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/.
What does poisoning mean?: The administration of a poison.
Where does poisoning come from?: By surface analysis, poison + -ing.

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