Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fearing

/fˈɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: fear-ing
IPA: /fˈɪɹɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fear

adj

Exhibiting fear.

adj

Showing profound respect or deference.

name

Inflected Forms

Fearings (plural)

Derived Forms

fearingly godfearing unfearing

Phrases

God-fearing

Rhymes With

engineering appearing clearing steering cheering disappearing pioneering interfering volunteering nearing gearing adhering

Questions

How do you pronounce fearing?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪɹɪŋ/.
What does fearing mean?: present participle and gerund of fear

How to pronounce fearing

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