Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watching

/ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English

Syllables: watch-ing
IPA: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of watch

noun

The act of one who watches.

Example Sentences

"She was watching a movie."
"Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around."
"What toils and pains; what cares and watchings; how many reproofs, restraints, and corrections; how many prayers, and sighs, and tears, are employed and suffered, before this hard task can be accomplished?"
"You will know them by their sly looks; their skulkings, peepings, watchings, and the snares they lay;—by the great papers, with great seals, that they carry; […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/
British English: /ˈwɒtʃɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

watchings (plural)

Derived Forms

birdwatching peoplewatching sunwatching

Phrases

binge watching butterfly watching clock-watching hate-watching navel-watching watching briefnight-watching watching out watching over

Synonyms

observation observance

Rhymes With

rewatching

Questions

How do you pronounce watching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑt͡ʃɪŋ/.
What does watching mean?: present participle and gerund of watch

How to pronounce watching

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