Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illumining

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-lu-min-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of illumine

noun

Example Sentences

"And through the rose-coloured atmosphere / All things more lovely and bright appear, / Losing the faintness of earthly things, / And shining with heaven's illuminings."

Inflected Forms

illuminings (plural)

Questions

What does illumining mean?: present participle and gerund of illumine

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