Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaking

/ˈliːkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: leak-ing
IPA: /ˈliːkɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of leak

noun

The act by which something leaks.

noun

That which leaks out.

Example Sentences

"[…] on rainy nights the audience in the pit held up their umbrellas to screen themselves from the leakings through the roof."

Inflected Forms

leakings (plural)

Rhymes With

speaking seeking freaking sneaking tweaking peaking peeking shrieking creaking streaking critiquing wreaking

Questions

How do you pronounce leaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːkɪŋ/.
What does leaking mean?: present participle and gerund of leak

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