Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

careering

/kɚˈɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
ca-reer-ing
IPA
/kɚˈɪɹɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of career

noun

Rapid, uncontrollable headlong motion.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From career + -ing.

Inflected Forms

careerings (plural)

Derived Forms

careeringly

Rhymes With

engineering appearing clearing steering cheering disappearing fearing pioneering interfering volunteering nearing gearing

Questions

How do you pronounce careering?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɚˈɪɹɪŋ/.
What does careering mean?
present participle and gerund of career
Where does careering come from?
From career + -ing.

How to pronounce careering

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