Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distancing

/ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: dis-tanc-ing
IPA: /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of distance

noun

The process of becoming or making distant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of social distancing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of Dylan aficionados still grappling with the trickster mystique of the 66-year-old singer-songwriter who see the Pulitzer as another chapter in his complicated history with the establishment, an ongoing dance of distancings and détentes."
"distancing laws"
"new distancing rules"
"As of today, the rationale for deploying the distancing measure in public is that COVID-19 spreads through means such as touching, coughing and sneezing."

Usage

Inflected Forms

distancings (plural)

Phrases

comprehensive distancing distancing effect physical distancing social distancing

Rhymes With

outdistancing

Questions

How do you pronounce distancing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪstənsɪŋ/.
What does distancing mean?: present participle and gerund of distance

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