Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throwing

/ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: throw-ing
IPA: /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of throw

noun

The act by which something is thrown.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] it looked like a house where they played charades, where there would be long streamers of evergreen and dozens of wreaths of holly at Christmas-time, where there were tearful, happy weddings and great throwings of rice after little brides […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈθɹəʊ.ɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

throwings (plural)

Derived Forms

flamethrowing nonthrowing

Phrases

axe throwing cock throwing shadow-throwing stone-throwing throwing ax throwing axe throwing knife throwing star

Rhymes With

going growing showing knowing blowing flowing boeing glowing owing slowing undergoing sewing

Questions

How do you pronounce throwing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹoʊ.ɪŋ/.
What does throwing mean?: present participle and gerund of throw

How to pronounce throwing

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