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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eking

/ˈikɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
ek-ing
IPA
/ˈikɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of adding.

noun

That which is added.

noun

A supplementary piece of timber used to lengthen another.

Obsolete

verb

present participle and gerund of eke

Etymology

From Middle English *eking, *eching, deverbal of eken (“to increase, add”), equivalent to eke + -ing. More at eke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ekings (plural) eeking (alternative) ekeing (alternative)

Rhymes With

speaking seeking freaking leaking sneaking tweaking peaking peeking shrieking creaking streaking critiquing

Questions

How do you pronounce eking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈikɪŋ/.
What does eking mean?
The act or process of adding.
Where does eking come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce eking

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