Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staking

/stˈeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
stak-ing
IPA
/stˈeɪkɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stake

noun

An act of stabbing with a stake.

Example Sentences

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: stakyng, stacung, *stacian

Inflected Forms

stakings (plural)

Rhymes With

making taking breaking shaking waking baking faking braking aching mistaking raking remaking

Questions

How do you pronounce staking?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈeɪkɪŋ/.
What does staking mean?
present participle and gerund of stake
Where does staking come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce staking

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