Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canoeing

/kəˈnuɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
ca-noe-ing
IPA
/kəˈnuɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

When a cigar, cigarette, or joint burns unevenly, burning more on one side.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of canoe

Example Sentences

Etymology

From canoe + -ing.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

canoeings (plural)

Derived Forms

cabrewing canuding

Rhymes With

doing viewing pursuing reviewing brewing chewing suing screwing ewing renewing booing undoing

Questions

How do you pronounce canoeing?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnuɪŋ/.
What does canoeing mean?
A water sport involving travelling or racing in canoes or kayaks.
Where does canoeing come from?
From canoe + -ing.

How to pronounce canoeing

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