Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hawing

/hˈɔɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
haw-ing
IPA
/hˈɔɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of haw

noun

The act of saying "haw", in intermission or hesitation of speech.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hawings (plural)

Phrases

hemming and hawing

Rhymes With

drawing withdrawing sawing gnawing clawing thawing redrawing pawing lawing cawing dawing

Questions

How do you pronounce hawing?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔɪŋ/.
What does hawing mean?
present participle and gerund of haw

How to pronounce hawing

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈɔɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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