Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relieving

/ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: re-liev-ing
IPA: /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of relieve

adj

That brings relief.

noun

A change in colour, texture, etc. that relieves monotony.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Like a weary insomniac, France too greeted the relieving dawn chiefly longing for one thing only – repose."
"Purple flowers are commonly contrasted with centres or variegations of bright yellow, as blue flowers are with like relievings of orange […]"
"The light—divested of its aching brilliancy, lies sweetly upon the floor, checkered as that old man's life, in its quaint, yet charming relievings of shadow."

Etymology

From relieve + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more relieving (comparative) most relieving (superlative) relievings (plural)

Derived Forms

relievingly unrelieving

Rhymes With

leaving receiving believing achieving weaving grieving deceiving self-deceiving retrieving heaving perceiving conceiving

Questions

How do you pronounce relieving?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈliːvɪŋ/.
What does relieving mean?: present participle and gerund of relieve
Where does relieving come from?: From relieve + -ing.

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