Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keying

/kˈiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
key-ing
IPA
/kˈiɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of key

noun

In the sociology of Erving Goffman, an action or utterance that signals the meaning of interaction to participants.

noun

The input of text or data by means of a keyboard.

noun

A form of vandalism performed by scratching paint with a key

Inflected Forms

keyings (plural)

Derived Forms

downkeying upkeying

Phrases

frequency shift keying frequency-shift keying phase shift keying phase-shift keying

Frequently Paired Words

miskeying

Rhymes With

being well-being seeing skiing agreeing fleeing wellbeing freeing peeing guaranteeing sightseeing disagreeing

Questions

How do you pronounce keying?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈiɪŋ/.
What does keying mean?
present participle and gerund of key

How to pronounce keying

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