Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

referring

/ɹɪfˈɝɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables: re-fer-ring
IPA: /ɹɪfˈɝɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of refer

noun

The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.

Inflected Forms

refering (alternative, misspelling) referrings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonreferring

Homonyms

refering

Rhymes With

occurring transferring recurring stirring preferring blurring incurring conferring purring deferring deterring inferring

Questions

How do you pronounce referring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪfˈɝɪŋ/.
What does referring mean?: present participle and gerund of refer

How to pronounce referring

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