Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

regaining

/ɹɪɡˈeɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: re-gain-ing
IPA: /ɹɪɡˈeɪnɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of regain

noun

The act by which something is regained.

Example Sentences

"We conceive that an alternation of such losings and regainings will continue to be presented in England, until the whole business is set on a new and more stable basis by a revolution which shall not be moral only."
"The left knee is placed as far back and as near the median line as possible; the spine is strongly bent to the right. The creeping consists of forward locomotion by a series of reversals and regainings of the position described."

Inflected Forms

regainings (plural)

Synonyms

restitution return restoration

Rhymes With

training remaining containing maintaining explaining gaining complaining entertaining obtaining retaining raining campaigning

Questions

How do you pronounce regaining?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪɡˈeɪnɪŋ/.
What does regaining mean?: present participle and gerund of regain

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