Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

releasing

/ɹilˈisɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables: re-leas-ing
IPA: /ɹilˈisɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of release

noun

The act by which something is released.

Example Sentences

"It would be quite unnecessary to traverse year by year the records of importations of eggs and releasings of fry."

Inflected Forms

releasings (plural)

Synonyms

cathartic

Rhymes With

increasing decreasing policing leasing ceasing piecing greasing unceasing fleecing subleasing schmiesing

Questions

How do you pronounce releasing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹilˈisɪŋ/.
What does releasing mean?: present participle and gerund of release

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