Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dozing

/dˈoʊzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: doz-ing
IPA: /dˈoʊzɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of doze

noun

Example Sentences

"The patient now lies at nights with his eye-lids half closed, in light distinct dozings, associated with moaning, frightful dreams, and startings […]"

Inflected Forms

dozings (plural)

Rhymes With

closing opposing exposing imposing posing proposing composing disclosing disposing supposing enclosing decomposing

Questions

How do you pronounce dozing?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈoʊzɪŋ/.
What does dozing mean?: present participle and gerund of doze

How to pronounce dozing

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