Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admiring

/ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.30 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mir-ing
IPA: /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeling or showing admiration.

verb

present participle and gerund of admire

noun

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:admiring."
"What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]"
"We must keep up a constant worship of God in our families, and in our closets; we must be frequent in holy adorings and admirings of God."

Inflected Forms

more admiring (comparative) most admiring (superlative) admirings (plural)

Derived Forms

admiringly 'mirin nonadmiring unadmiring

Rhymes With

firing hiring inspiring acquiring retiring aspiring wiring tiring conspiring expiring uninspiring perspiring

Questions

How do you pronounce admiring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/.
What does admiring mean?: Feeling or showing admiration.

How to pronounce admiring

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