Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uplifting

/ˈʌplˌɪftɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: up-lif-ting
IPA: /ˈʌplˌɪftɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.

noun

The act of something being lifted upward.

Example Sentences

"Listening to whalesong can be very uplifting."
"It would be uplifting to think that the ziggurat was the first expression of Near Eastern civilization, for then one could speak about humanity's fascination with the heavens, of the human quest for communion with the infinite."
"Whereby, with prodigious long upliftings of their legs, those old astronomers were wont to mount to the apex."
"The borders of large subsiding areas sooner or later experiencing deep fissurings and extensive upliftings through the tension or horizontal force of the subsiding crust[…]"

Etymology

From uplift + -ing.

Inflected Forms

more uplifting (comparative) most uplifting (superlative) upliftings (plural)

Derived Forms

unuplifting upliftingly upliftingness

Questions

How do you pronounce uplifting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌplˌɪftɪŋ/.
What does uplifting mean?: Improving the mood; causing cheerfulness.
Where does uplifting come from?: From uplift + -ing.

How to pronounce uplifting

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “uplifting”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈʌplˌɪftɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “uplifting”.
Repeat and practice — Say “uplifting” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.