Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disbelieving

/dɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
dis-be-liev-ing
IPA
/dɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ(ɡ)/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of disbelieve

adj

refusing to believe; skeptical or incredulous

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ(ɡ)/

Inflected Forms

more disbelieving (comparative) most disbelieving (superlative)

Derived Forms

disbelievingly

Synonyms

skeptical sceptical unbelieving

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce disbelieving?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does disbelieving mean?
present participle and gerund of disbelieve

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