Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaving

/ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: shav-ing
IPA: /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

Countable

noun

The action of having a shave.

Uncountable

noun

Countable; Slang

verb

present participle and gerund of shave

Example Sentences

"On numerous occasions countless bootings and shavings, it's blatant Double tap when I slap this gauge ting Or it's ching-chao when I swing this stainless"

Usage

Inflected Forms

shavings (plural)

Derived Forms

woodshaving

Phrases

shaving horse shaving kit shaving mirror wood-shaving flower dry shaving green-shaving peak shaving point shaving

Synonyms

chinging wetting grazing skimming shave paring sliver

Rhymes With

saving waving craving behaving paving engraving raving caving waiving misbehaving braving staving

Questions

How do you pronounce shaving?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/.
What does shaving mean?: A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.

How to pronounce shaving

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