Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypermiling

/ˈhaɪpɚmaɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-per-mil-ing
IPA: /ˈhaɪpɚmaɪlɪŋ/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Driving a motor vehicle slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Hypermiling, the art of driving your car so it delivers better fuel economy than the manufacturer's official figures, began in the US as a wacky journey taken by obsessives such as Wayne Gerdes, who coined the phrase and has averaged more than 180mpg in a hybrid Honda Insight."
"Yahya Fahimuddin got tired of spending $60 to fill his Jeep, so he bought an old Honda Insight hybrid and took up hypermiling"
"For example, in the U.K., where a gallon of gasoline currently costs around $5.60, hypermiling could save the average driver doing 8,000 miles in a 33 mpg car around $500 a year, according to Gerdes."

Etymology

From hyper- + mile + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhaɪpɚmaɪlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈhaɪpəmaɪlɪŋ/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

hypermiler

Synonyms

ecodriving

Questions

How do you pronounce hypermiling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪpɚmaɪlɪŋ/.
What does hypermiling mean?: Driving a motor vehicle slowly so as to maximize fuel efficiency.
Where does hypermiling come from?: From hyper- + mile + -ing.

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