Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surviving

/sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
sur-viv-ing
IPA
/sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of survive

adj

Continuing to live or to exist.

Example Sentences

Phrases

surviving spouse

Synonyms

living

Rhymes With

driving arriving diving thriving striving reviving depriving deriving conniving jiving

Questions

How do you pronounce surviving?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ/.
What does surviving mean?
present participle and gerund of survive

How to pronounce surviving

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