Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

currying

/ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: cur-ry-ing
IPA: /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of curry

noun

The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after American mathematician Haskell Curry.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈkʌɹi.ɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

curryings (plural)

Rhymes With

worrying hurrying scurrying

Questions

How do you pronounce currying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɝɹi.ɪŋ/.
What does currying mean?: present participle and gerund of curry
Where does currying come from?: Named after American mathematician Haskell Curry.

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