Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diverting

/daɪvˈɝtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables: di-vert-ing
IPA: /daɪvˈɝtɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Amusing, distracting.

Dated

verb

present participle and gerund of divert

noun

A diversion or turning aside.

Example Sentences

"I was every day furniſhing the Court with ſome ridiculous Story; and Glumdalclitch, although ſhe loved me to Exceſs, yet was arch enough to inform the Queen, whenever I committed any Folly that ſhe thought would be diverting to her Majeſty."
"the narrowings, widenings, divertings, or stoppings of the stream of breath"

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

more diverting (comparative) most diverting (superlative) divertings (plural)

Derived Forms

divertingly divertingness undiverting

Synonyms

amusing amusive

Rhymes With

hurting converting flirting asserting inserting alerting disconcerting reverting exerting skirting squirting subverting

Questions

How do you pronounce diverting?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪvˈɝtɪŋ/.
What does diverting mean?: Amusing, distracting.

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