Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fancying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: fan-cy-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fancy

noun

Something fancied or imagined.

Example Sentences

"These sad fancyings – chimeras, doubtless, of a sick and silly brain – led on the other and more special thoughts, concerning the eccentricities of Bartleby."

Inflected Forms

fancyings (plural)

Phrases

pigeon fancying

Questions

What does fancying mean?: present participle and gerund of fancy

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