Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

confining

/kənfˈaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
con-fin-ing
IPA
/kənfˈaɪnɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Limiting; restrictive.

verb

present participle and gerund of confine

Inflected Forms

more confining (comparative) most confining (superlative)

Derived Forms

confiningly confiningness deconfining nonconfining unconfining

Synonyms

close constraining constrictive limiting restricting

Rhymes With

mining signing dining shining defining combining designing lining declining whining refining assigning

Questions

How do you pronounce confining?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənfˈaɪnɪŋ/.
What does confining mean?
Limiting; restrictive.

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