Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choosing

/ˈt͡ʃuːzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: choos-ing
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃuːzɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of choose

noun

The act of making a choice.

Example Sentences

"Parents, of course, now have a choice among private schools, but their choosings are not normally supported by public funds."

Inflected Forms

choosings (plural)

Phrases

of one's choosing

Rhymes With

using losing confusing refusing amusing accusing abusing cruising bruising fusing oozing reusing

Questions

How do you pronounce choosing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃuːzɪŋ/.
What does choosing mean?: present participle and gerund of choose

How to pronounce choosing

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