Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doomsaying

/dˌumsˈeɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
doom-say-ing
IPA
/dˌumsˈeɪɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of making dire predictions about the future

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of doomsay

Example Sentences

Etymology

From doom + saying.

Usage

Inflected Forms

doomsayings (plural)

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying spraying delaying surveying

Questions

How do you pronounce doomsaying?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˌumsˈeɪɪŋ/.
What does doomsaying mean?
The action of making dire predictions about the future
Where does doomsaying come from?
From doom + saying.

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