Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skipping

/skˈɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables
skip-ping
IPA
/skˈɪpɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of skip

noun

The act by which something is skipped or omitted.

noun

The game, activity, or exercise of jump rope.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

skippings (plural)

Derived Forms

neoskipping

Phrases

French skipping stone skipping

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce skipping?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɪpɪŋ/.
What does skipping mean?
present participle and gerund of skip

How to pronounce skipping

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