Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

figuring out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: fig-ur-ing out
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reasoning, logic.

Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of figure out

Example Sentences

"The new email system takes some figuring out, but you'll soon notice the improvements."

Usage

Inflected Forms

figurings out (plural)

Questions

What does figuring out mean?: Reasoning, logic.

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