Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homing

/ˈhoʊmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: hom-ing
IPA: /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of home

adj

That self-adjusts its trajectory to home in on a target; (of a weapon) shooting such projectiles.

adj

Fitted with a guiding electronic device that allows it to find and hit a target.

Example Sentences

"Watch out for the boss's last attack — the blue bullets are homing."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/
British English: /ˈhəʊmɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more homing (comparative) most homing (superlative)

Derived Forms

multihoming retrohoming

Phrases

homing pigeon

Frequently Paired Words

philopatry

Rhymes With

wyoming roaming combing foaming domingue gloaming froemming coaming chroming

Questions

How do you pronounce homing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊmɪŋ/.
What does homing mean?: present participle and gerund of home

How to pronounce homing

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