Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

braking

/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
brak-ing
IPA
/ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of brake

noun

The act of applying brakes.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

brakings (plural)

Derived Forms

aerobraking autobraking lithobraking

Phrases

braking distance braking time combined braking system dynamic braking engine braking regenerative braking threshold braking trail braking

Homonyms

breaking

Rhymes With

making taking breaking shaking waking baking faking aching mistaking raking staking remaking

Questions

How do you pronounce braking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹeɪkɪŋ/.
What does braking mean?
present participle and gerund of brake

How to pronounce braking

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