Speakur

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deceiving

/dɪsˈivɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
de-ceiv-ing
IPA
/dɪsˈivɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of deceive

noun

deception

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

deceivings (plural)

Phrases

deceiving knight looks can be deceiving

Frequently Paired Words

deceiving knight looks can be deceiving

Rhymes With

leaving receiving believing achieving weaving grieving relieving self-deceiving retrieving heaving perceiving conceiving

Questions

How do you pronounce deceiving?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈivɪŋ/.
What does deceiving mean?
present participle and gerund of deceive

How to pronounce deceiving

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