Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barring

/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
bar-ring
IPA
/ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of fitting or closing something with bars.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The exclusion of someone; blackballing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Timber used for supporting the roof or sides of shafts.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The sewing of a decorative bar or tack upon a fabric or leather.

Countable; Uncountable

prep

Unless (something) happens; excepting; in the absence of.

verb

present participle and gerund of bar

verb

present participle and gerund of barr

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

barrings (plural)

Derived Forms

crossbarring

Phrases

barring engine barring motor barring-out

Frequently Paired Words

barring-out

Synonyms

tacking apart from except for save for blackball

Rhymes With

starring sparring scarring jarring marring tarring charring

Questions

How do you pronounce barring?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɑːɹɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does barring mean?
Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.

How to pronounce barring

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