Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haring

/hˈɛɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
har-ing
IPA
/hˈɛɹɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hare

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce haring?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛɹɪŋ/.
What does haring mean?
present participle and gerund of hare
Where does haring come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce haring

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