Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

downloading

/ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
down-load-ing
IPA
/ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of download

noun

The process by which something is downloaded.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/
  • British English: /daʊnˈləʊdɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

downloadings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce downloading?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaʊnloʊdɪŋ/.
What does downloading mean?
present participle and gerund of download

How to pronounce downloading

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