Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoning

/stˈoʊnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
ston-ing
IPA
/stˈoʊnɪŋ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of stone

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

stonings (plural)

Synonyms

lapidation

Rhymes With

owning zoning moaning cloning groaning postponing phoning honing toning loaning condoning droning

Questions

How do you pronounce stoning?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈoʊnɪŋ/.
What does stoning mean?
lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death

How to pronounce stoning

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