Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fining

/ˈfaɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
fin-ing
IPA
/ˈfaɪnɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fine

noun

The activity of issuing fines, as part of a meal or drinking game (commonly associated with swaps; very similar to sconcing at Oxford University).

Uncountable

Usage

Rhymes With

mining signing dining shining defining combining designing lining declining whining refining assigning

Questions

How do you pronounce fining?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfaɪnɪŋ/.
What does fining mean?
present participle and gerund of fine

How to pronounce fining

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