Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tubing

/tˈubɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
tub-ing
IPA
/tˈubɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tubes, considered as a group.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A length of tube, or a system of tubes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Riding down a river on an inner tube recreationally.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Tobogganing down a snowy slope or toboggan run on an inner tube.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of tube

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Etymology

From tube + -ing.

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Questions

How do you pronounce tubing?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈubɪŋ/.
What does tubing mean?
Tubes, considered as a group.
Where does tubing come from?
From tube + -ing.

How to pronounce tubing

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