Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excepting

/ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: ex-cept-ing
IPA: /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of except

prep

with the exception of

Example Sentences

"Nothing was to be sacrosanct or sacred, excepting reason itself."
"We've all done it, not excepting Borja."
"It is pleasant to see the Chinese domestics and their families; or native ladies dressed in silks, their glossy hair held in by a broad black velvet band with a spray of pearls in front, being propelled along the bund in their hand-carts; but they are not used among Europeans, excepting after dark."

Inflected Forms

cept'n (alternative) 'cept'n (alternative)

Derived Forms

unexcepting

Synonyms

excepted save for apart apart from aside aside from bar barring besides but but for except

Rhymes With

accepting intercepting epting

Questions

How do you pronounce excepting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsɛptɪŋ/.
What does excepting mean?: present participle and gerund of except

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