Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaping

/ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: shap-ing
IPA: /ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of the verb to shape.

noun

The action of the verb to shape.

noun

The action of the verb to shape.

verb

present participle and gerund of shape

Example Sentences

"In contrast to the (to be sure, productive) shapings and constrainings of human identities in the sociotechnical network, here we have an expansion of identity."
"In general, it's a good idea to know ahead of time what your shaping steps will be and try to get 80% to 100% correct trials during the shaping steps and repeat each step for only 5 to 10 trials in a row."

Etymology

From Middle English schapynge, equivalent to shape + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schapynge, shapinge, sċyppende, *skappjandī, *skapjandz, *skapjaną
Suffix: shape

Inflected Forms

shapings (plural)

Derived Forms

autoshaping headshaping waveshaping wordshaping shapingly

Phrases

traffic shaping

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

formative plastic formation defining

Rhymes With

escaping raping scraping taping gaping reshaping draping aping

Questions

How do you pronounce shaping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈeɪpɪŋ/.
What does shaping mean?: The action of the verb to shape.
Where does shaping come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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