Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

policing

/pəlˈisɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: polic-ing
IPA: /pəlˈisɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Monitoring or regulation.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Patrolling by the police.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Maintenance of public order.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of police

Example Sentences

"The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives. And, as their ubiquity spreads, so too does the debate around whether we should allow ourselves to become so reliant on them – and who, if anyone, is policing their use."

Usage

Inflected Forms

policings (plural)

Derived Forms

policingly

Phrases

broken windows policing community policing identity policing moral policing tone policing law and order

Frequently Paired Words

law and order

Rhymes With

increasing releasing decreasing leasing ceasing piecing greasing unceasing fleecing subleasing schmiesing

Questions

How do you pronounce policing?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəlˈisɪŋ/.
What does policing mean?: Monitoring or regulation.

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