Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrying

/fˈɛɹiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: fer-ry-ing
IPA: /fˈɛɹiɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ferry

noun

The act by which something is ferried.

Example Sentences

"Their workday of love was one of ferryings and crossings from shore to shore, island to island, of perceptions into death[…]"

Inflected Forms

ferryings (plural)

Synonyms

ferry

Rhymes With

varying marrying burying dairying remarrying

Questions

How do you pronounce ferrying?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛɹiɪŋ/.
What does ferrying mean?: present participle and gerund of ferry

How to pronounce ferrying

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