Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defining

/dɪfˈaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
defin-ing
IPA
/dɪfˈaɪnɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of define

adj

Serving to define or distinguish.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more defining (comparative) most defining (superlative)

Derived Forms

definingly nondefining

Phrases

defining moment defining relative clause

Synonyms

shaping

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce defining?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈaɪnɪŋ/.
What does defining mean?
present participle and gerund of define

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