Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shading

/ʃˈeɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: shad-ing
IPA: /ʃˈeɪdɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shade

noun

The act or result of something being shaded.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something providing shade.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset"
"We placed ourselves on a rustic bench under the shading of a fine old elm; ..."

Usage

Inflected Forms

shadings (plural)

Derived Forms

countershading

Phrases

bid shading cel shading Gouraud shading Phong shading pillow shading shading coil shading pen toon shading

Synonyms

blending

Rhymes With

trading upgrading fading invading grading aiding degrading raiding persuading wading evading masquerading

Questions

How do you pronounce shading?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈeɪdɪŋ/.
What does shading mean?: present participle and gerund of shade

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