Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carting

/ˈkɑːtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
cart-ing
IPA
/ˈkɑːtɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cart

noun

The transport of goods by cart.

noun

The transport of someone in a cart through the streets as part of a public punishment or humiliation.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart English -ing English carting From cart + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkɑːtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

cartings (plural)

Synonyms

cartage wagonage

Rhymes With

starting departing parting charting farting restarting darting imparting smarting harting marting

Questions

How do you pronounce carting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːtɪŋ/.
What does carting mean?
present participle and gerund of cart
Where does carting come from?
Etymology tree Old Norse kartrbor. Proto-Germanic *kradô Proto-West Germanic *krat Old English crætder. Middle English cart English cart English -ing English carting From cart + -ing.

How to pronounce carting

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