Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yachting

/jˈɑtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: yacht-ing
IPA: /jˈɑtɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of yacht

noun

A physical activity involving yachts, such as racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In those days, yachting on the east coast was a favourite relaxation, and it was proposed to extend the line for 1¾ miles to a pier on the River Blackwater, where yachts could be moored."

Usage

Inflected Forms

yachtings (plural)

Phrases

ice yachting land yachting sand yachting

Synonyms

boating

Rhymes With

plotting spotting rotting squatting trotting clotting blotting dotting slotting botting allotting

Questions

How do you pronounce yachting?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˈɑtɪŋ/.
What does yachting mean?: present participle and gerund of yacht

How to pronounce yachting

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