Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straining

/stɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: strain-ing
IPA: /stɹˈeɪnɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of strain

noun

The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)

noun

filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer.

Example Sentences

"sundry violent gaspings and strainings"
"Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition."

Inflected Forms

strainings (plural)

Phrases

anti-G straining maneuver gnat-straining straining beam straining piece

Frequently Paired Words

anti-G straining maneuver gnat-straining straining beam strainingly straining piece

Synonyms

arduous strenuous strain distortion overrefinement torture twisting

Rhymes With

training remaining containing maintaining explaining gaining complaining entertaining obtaining retaining raining campaigning

Questions

How do you pronounce straining?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈeɪnɪŋ/.
What does straining mean?: present participle and gerund of strain

How to pronounce straining

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