Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surfacing

/sˈɝfəsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: sur-fac-ing
IPA: /sˈɝfəsɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of surface

noun

Material used to make a surface.

noun

The act of coming above the surface.

Example Sentences

"asphalt road surfacings"
"The researchers measured the number of surfacings per minute by each dolphin."
"I practice nightly, I try to keep ahead. / This art of surfacing is all but dead."

Inflected Forms

surfacings (plural)

Rhymes With

resurfacing

Questions

How do you pronounce surfacing?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɝfəsɪŋ/.
What does surfacing mean?: present participle and gerund of surface

How to pronounce surfacing

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