Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sending

/ˈsɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: send-ing
IPA: /ˈsɛndɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of send

noun

The act by which somebody or something is sent.

Example Sentences

"One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school."
"Both Matthew and Luke have three sendings of servants, but the narratives are framed differently. Matthew has two sendings of servants (plural) to the original guests, two excuses offered for the refusal, and one sending of servants to the substitute guests."

Inflected Forms

sendings (plural)

Derived Forms

keysending outsending

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending trending

Questions

How do you pronounce sending?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛndɪŋ/.
What does sending mean?: present participle and gerund of send

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