Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blaming

/ˈbleɪmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
blam-ing
IPA
/ˈbleɪmɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of blame

Etymology

From Middle English blamyng, blamynge, equivalent to blame + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

blamings (plural)

Derived Forms

blamingly unblaming

Phrases

victim-blaming

Rhymes With

gaming claiming aiming naming framing flaming shaming proclaiming reclaiming taming renaming exclaiming

Questions

How do you pronounce blaming?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/.
What does blaming mean?
The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.
Where does blaming come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce blaming

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