Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

possessing

/pəzˈɛsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: pos-sess-ing
IPA: /pəzˈɛsɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of possess

Derived Forms

nonpossessing possessingly possessingness

Frequently Paired Words

possession possessed

Rhymes With

dressing pressing blessing addressing expressing guessing depressing messing assessing progressing stressing suppressing

Questions

How do you pronounce possessing?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəzˈɛsɪŋ/.
What does possessing mean?: present participle and gerund of possess

How to pronounce possessing

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