Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denning

/dˈɛnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: den-ning
IPA: /dˈɛnɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of den

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Countable; Uncountable

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A town in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

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A neighbourhood of Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Two main origins: * English patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Dynna. * Borrowed from German Denning, a habitational surname from a place in Bavaria.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Denning

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Dennings (plural) Dinning (alternative)

Rhymes With

henning penning benning venning kenning jenning wenning clendenning brenning pfenning lenning menning

Questions

How do you pronounce denning?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛnɪŋ/.
What does denning mean?: present participle and gerund of den
Where does denning come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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