Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sipping

/sˈɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: sip-ping
IPA: /sˈɪpɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of taking a sip.

verb

present participle and gerund of sip

Example Sentences

"But, in general, a few days' confinement, abstinence from flesh meat, and frequent sippings of some tepid pectoral drink, sufficed for the cure."

Inflected Forms

sippings (plural)

Rhymes With

shipping slipping flipping ripping skipping tipping tripping stripping dripping dipping whipping gripping

Questions

How do you pronounce sipping?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪpɪŋ/.
What does sipping mean?: The act of taking a sip.

How to pronounce sipping

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