Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recovering

/ɹəkˈʌvɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
re-cov-er-ing
IPA
/ɹəkˈʌvɚɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of recover

noun

The process or the instance of recovery.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English recoveryng; equivalent to recover + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

recoverings (plural)

Synonyms

convalescent

Rhymes With

covering discovering hovering uncovering rediscovering lovering

Questions

How do you pronounce recovering?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəkˈʌvɚɪŋ/.
What does recovering mean?
present participle and gerund of recover
Where does recovering come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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