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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preserving

/pɹəzˈɝvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
pre-serv-ing
IPA
/pɹəzˈɝvɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of preserve

noun

preservation

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

preserveing (alternative) preservings (plural)

Phrases

preserving melon

Rhymes With

serving observing irving deserving curving conserving reserving unnerving undeserving unswerving

Questions

How do you pronounce preserving?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəzˈɝvɪŋ/.
What does preserving mean?
present participle and gerund of preserve

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