How do you pronounce running?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/.

running

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.23 in modern English

Syllables: run-ning
IPA: /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of run

adj

Moving or advancing at a run.

adj

Moving or advancing at a run.

adj

Present, current.

adj

Flowing; easy; cursive.

adj

Continuous; ongoing; keeping along step by step.

adj

Having a continuous design or pattern.

adj

Consecutive (much more commonly expressed by an adverb; see below).

Example Sentences

"running month"
"running handwriting"
"a running commentary, a running explanation, my running theory"
"Thus a constant running fire was kept up, and no interval allowed for the enemy to stand to their guns in safety […]"
"a running conquest"
"What are art and science if not a running commentary on Nature?"

Etymology

By surface analysis, run + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/
British English: /ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

runnings (plural)

Derived Forms

byrunning inrunning nonrunning runningly smoothrunning baserunning bookrunning fellrunning freerunning gunrunning rumrunning runningwear

Phrases

clock is running free-running long-running non-running Running Creek running footman running hyena running room

Synonyms

runny operative functional working linear run track running play running game

Rhymes With

stunning cunning gunning dunning shunning sunning outrunning bunning rerunning punning