Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declaring

/dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
de-clar-ing
IPA
/dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of declare

noun

The act of making something known; announcing; proclaiming

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English declaring, declarynge, equivalent to declare + -ing (present participle ending).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/
  • British English: /dɪˈklɛəɹɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

declarings (plural)

Rhymes With

wearing sharing preparing bearing caring staring comparing tearing daring pairing airing repairing

Questions

How do you pronounce declaring?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈklɛɹɪŋ/.
What does declaring mean?
present participle and gerund of declare
Where does declaring come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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