Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quitting

/kwˈɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
quit-ting
IPA
/kwˈɪtɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of quit

noun

The deliberate ending of something.

Uncountable

noun

The ceasing of a habit, especially smoking cigarettes or other addictive behaviors.

Uncountable

noun

The termination of employment, initiated by the employee.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

quittings (plural)

Phrases

quiet quitting quitting time revenge quitting

Rhymes With

sitting hitting fitting committing admitting splitting submitting spitting permitting knitting transmitting shitting

Questions

How do you pronounce quitting?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɪtɪŋ/.
What does quitting mean?
present participle and gerund of quit

How to pronounce quitting

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