Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heartening

/hˈɑɹtənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
heart-en-ing
IPA
/hˈɑɹtənɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Cheerfully encouraging.

verb

present participle and gerund of hearten

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more heartening (comparative) most heartening (superlative)

Derived Forms

hearteningly unheartening

Synonyms

inspiriting

Antonyms

disheartening

Rhymes With

disheartening smartening

Questions

How do you pronounce heartening?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɹtənɪŋ/.
What does heartening mean?
Cheerfully encouraging.

How to pronounce heartening

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