Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calming

/kˈɑmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: calm-ing
IPA: /kˈɑmɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That calms; soothing, relaxing

noun

The act of making something calmer or an instance of something becoming calmer.

verb

present participle and gerund of calm

Inflected Forms

more calming (comparative) most calming (superlative) calmings (plural)

Derived Forms

calmingly calmingness uncalming

Phrases

traffic calming

Synonyms

calmative appeasement

Rhymes With

bombing embalming rahming

Questions

How do you pronounce calming?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑmɪŋ/.
What does calming mean?: That calms; soothing, relaxing

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