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deeming

/ˈdiːmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
deem-ing
IPA
/ˈdiːmɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of deem

noun

The act or process of judging or of forming an opinion; judgment, estimation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English demynge, deminde, demand, from Old English dēmende (“judging”), equivalent to deem + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deemings (plural)

Derived Forms

deemingly

Rhymes With

streaming dreaming seeming steaming gleaming teeming creaming seaming

Questions

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

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