Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

explaining

/ɪksplˈeɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
ex-plain-ing
IPA
/ɪksplˈeɪnɪŋ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of explain

noun

explanation

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

explainings (plural)

Derived Forms

mansplaining straightsplaining unexplaining womansplaining

Rhymes With

training remaining containing maintaining gaining complaining entertaining obtaining retaining raining campaigning pertaining

Questions

How do you pronounce explaining?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪksplˈeɪnɪŋ/.
What does explaining mean?
present participle and gerund of explain

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