Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

furthering

/fˈɝðɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: fur-ther-ing
IPA: /fˈɝðɚɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of further

noun

The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.

Example Sentences

"[…] the complicated probabilities of an arduous purpose, with all the possible thwartings and furtherings of circumstance, all the niceties of inward balance, by which a man swims and makes his point or else is carried headlong."

Inflected Forms

furtherings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce furthering?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɝðɚɪŋ/.
What does furthering mean?: present participle and gerund of further

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