Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dismissing

/dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: dis-miss-ing
IPA: /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

present participle and gerund of dismiss

Example Sentences

"When a dismissing patient comes in for therapy, however, positive arousal and laughter may play an important role in establishing the therapeutic attachment bond."
"Aline was disillusioned and very dismissing of people not true to their word."
"Her luminous tawny eyes were cool and emotionless, her perfectly tinted lips held only the most dismissing of smiles, except when it came to her friend."

Inflected Forms

more dismissing (comparative) most dismissing (superlative)

Derived Forms

dismissingly

Rhymes With

missing kissing hissing reminiscing dissing wissing

Questions

How do you pronounce dismissing?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsmˈɪsɪŋ/.
What does dismissing mean?: Dismissive.

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