Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

housewarming

/hˈaʊswˌɑmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: house-warm-ing
IPA: /hˈaʊswˌɑmɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A party to celebrate moving into a new home.

noun

The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.

Example Sentences

"In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness."
"a housewarming gift"
"They had their first argument on the evening Gadney moved in, their housewarming spat, he later called it."
"Fortunately, Dave had left them a packet of rollie tobacco and papers for a housewarming"

Etymology

From house + warming.

Inflected Forms

housewarmings (plural) house warming (alternative) house-warming (alternative)

Phrases

housewarming party

Frequently Paired Words

infare

Synonyms

house-heating

Antonyms

house cooling party

Questions

How do you pronounce housewarming?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈaʊswˌɑmɪŋ/.
What does housewarming mean?: A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
Where does housewarming come from?: From house + warming.

How to pronounce housewarming

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