Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smearing

/smˈɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
smear-ing
IPA
/smˈɪɹɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of smear

noun

Something smeared or daubed.

Inflected Forms

smearings (plural)

Phrases

leap smearing

Rhymes With

engineering appearing clearing steering cheering disappearing fearing pioneering interfering volunteering nearing gearing

Questions

How do you pronounce smearing?
The recorded pronunciation is /smˈɪɹɪŋ/.
What does smearing mean?
present participle and gerund of smear

How to pronounce smearing

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