Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

summing

/sˈʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: sum-ming
IPA: /sˈʌmɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sum

noun

The act or result of addition; a sum.

pron

Alternative form of something.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"In this manner each page [of accounts] is summed up, and […] the amount of the last page of all, as comprehending all the particular summings of the preceding pages, is to be considered as the total amount of the whole account."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

summings (plural) summin' (alternative) summink (alternative) summick (alternative)

Phrases

summing up

Rhymes With

coming becoming forthcoming plumbing humming drumming cumming numbing succumbing unbecoming strumming dumbing

Questions

How do you pronounce summing?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈʌmɪŋ/.
What does summing mean?: present participle and gerund of sum

How to pronounce summing

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