Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suing

/sˈuɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: su-ing
IPA: /sˈuɪŋ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sue

noun

The act of one who sues for something.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of soaking through anything.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] her husband's increased and more frequent storms of passion, unfollowed by any halcyon and honeymoon suings for forgiveness […]"
"In this instance, there is, upon the by, to be noted, the percolation or suing of the verjuice through the wood; for verjuice of itself would never have passed through the wood: so as, it seemeth, it must be first in a kind of vapour, before it pass."

Etymology

Compare French suer (“to sweat”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

suings (plural)

Rhymes With

doing viewing pursuing reviewing brewing chewing screwing ewing renewing booing undoing queuing

Questions

How do you pronounce suing?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈuɪŋ/.
What does suing mean?: present participle and gerund of sue
Where does suing come from?: Compare French suer (“to sweat”).

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