Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stowing

/stˈoʊwɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: stow-ing
IPA: /stˈoʊwɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stow

noun

A method of working in which the waste is packed into the space formed by excavating the vein.

Uncountable

noun

The act by which something is stowed; stowage.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To render these stoppings effective, they must be built of brick or stone, and plastered with lime, and also supported at one or both sides by stowings of rubbish to provide against the effect of explosions."
"Very often, the bales have to be subitted to several transshipments and stowings, for which reason the bales do not all arrive at destination in good condition."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

stowings (plural)

Synonyms

stowage

Rhymes With

overgrowing

Questions

How do you pronounce stowing?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈoʊwɪŋ/.
What does stowing mean?: present participle and gerund of stow

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