Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chinning

/ˈt͡ʃɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
chin-ning
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪnɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chin

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Mandarin 金寧 (Jīnníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-ning².

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Questions

How do you pronounce chinning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪnɪŋ/.
What does chinning mean?
present participle and gerund of chin
Where does chinning come from?
From Mandarin 金寧 (Jīnníng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chin¹-ning².

How to pronounce chinning

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