Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailoring

/tˈeɪlɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
tai-lor-ing
IPA
/tˈeɪlɚɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tailor

noun

Work done by a tailor.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any modification or ornamentation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

tailorings (plural)

Phrases

narrow tailoring

Questions

How do you pronounce tailoring?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈeɪlɚɪŋ/.
What does tailoring mean?
present participle and gerund of tailor

How to pronounce tailoring

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