Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spraying

/spɹˈeɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: spray-ing
IPA: /spɹˈeɪɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of spray

noun

The act by which something is sprayed.

Example Sentences

"The parched lawn needed several sprayings before the grass looked green again."

Etymology

From spray + -ing.

Inflected Forms

sprayings (plural)

Derived Forms

agrospraying

Synonyms

crop-dusting spray

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying delaying surveying portraying

Questions

How do you pronounce spraying?: The recorded pronunciation is /spɹˈeɪɪŋ/.
What does spraying mean?: present participle and gerund of spray
Where does spraying come from?: From spray + -ing.

How to pronounce spraying

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