Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

copying

/ˈkɑpiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
copy-ing
IPA
/ˈkɑpiɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of copy

noun

an instance of the making of a copy

Countable

noun

the practice of making one or more copies

Uncountable

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈkɒpiɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

copyings (plural)

Derived Forms

anticopying multicopying noncopying

Phrases

defensive copying copying paper

Questions

How do you pronounce copying?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/.
What does copying mean?
present participle and gerund of copy

How to pronounce copying

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