Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fleeing

/ˈfliːɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: flee-ing
IPA: /ˈfliːɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of flee

noun

The act of one who flees.

Example Sentences

"Until the year 211, "Adamantius" taught, studied, prayed, and fasted amidst disturbance, martyrdoms, and fleeings from house to house[…]"

Inflected Forms

fleeings (plural)

Rhymes With

being well-being seeing skiing agreeing wellbeing freeing peeing guaranteeing sightseeing disagreeing keying

Questions

How do you pronounce fleeing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfliːɪŋ/.
What does fleeing mean?: present participle and gerund of flee

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