Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relaxing

/ɹɪlˈæksɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
re-lax-ing
IPA
/ɹɪlˈæksɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

verb

present participle and gerund of relax

noun

The process by which something is relaxed.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more relaxing (comparative) most relaxing (superlative) relaxings (plural)

Derived Forms

myorelaxing nonrelaxing relaxingly ultrarelaxing unrelaxing vasorelaxing

Synonyms

restful reposeful

Rhymes With

taxing waxing faxing

Questions

How do you pronounce relaxing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪlˈæksɪŋ/.
What does relaxing mean?
Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.

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