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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

allaying

/əlˈeɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
al-lay-ing
IPA
/əlˈeɪɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of allay

noun

An allayment.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

allayings (plural)

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying spraying delaying surveying

Questions

How do you pronounce allaying?
The recorded pronunciation is /əlˈeɪɪŋ/.
What does allaying mean?
present participle and gerund of allay

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