Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scooping

/skˈupɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: scoop-ing
IPA: /skˈupɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scoop

noun

The process or result of something being scooped.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A singing technique in which the singer begins by singing a note slightly below the desired pitch, and then slides up to it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I observed that a moulding descended obliquely from this entrance down to the bottom, while striae followed the same line, the whole sides indeed being marked by curious scoopings, and intermediate ridgings […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

scoopings (plural)

Rhymes With

grouping whooping snooping looping swooping drooping regrouping stooping trooping recouping shuping

Questions

How do you pronounce scooping?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈupɪŋ/.
What does scooping mean?: present participle and gerund of scoop

How to pronounce scooping

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