Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dreaming

/ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: dream-ing
IPA: /ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dream

noun

An instance of dreaming; a dream or reverie.

name

The time of the shaping of the physical and spiritual world by the ancestors; the events or beliefs connected to these times.

Example Sentences

"The men in this moving mirage of battered vehicles felt they had well and truly followed the Dreaming."

Inflected Forms

dreamings (plural) the Dreaming (canonical)

Derived Forms

dreamingly nightdreaming nondreaming

Phrases

dreaming site dreaming track lucid dreaming

Frequently Paired Words

songline

Synonyms

Alchera Alcheringa Dreamtime dream

Rhymes With

screaming streaming seeming teaming steaming gleaming scheming beaming redeeming teeming theming leeming

Questions

How do you pronounce dreaming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹiː.mɪŋ/.
What does dreaming mean?: present participle and gerund of dream

How to pronounce dreaming

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