Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befriending

/bɪfɹˈɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
be-friend-ing
IPA
/bɪfɹˈɛndɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of befriend

noun

The process of making friends with somebody.

Inflected Forms

befriendings (plural)

Derived Forms

unbefriending

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

Questions

How do you pronounce befriending?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪfɹˈɛndɪŋ/.
What does befriending mean?
present participle and gerund of befriend

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