Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

journeying

/dʒˈɝniɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: jour-ney-ing
IPA: /dʒˈɝniɪŋ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of journey

noun

travel, travelling

Example Sentences

"[…] it has been marching forward in a career as pause-less as the sun in his journeyings through the sky[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English journeyinge; equivalent to journey + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: journeyinge

Inflected Forms

journeyings (plural)

Synonyms

journey

Questions

How do you pronounce journeying?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɝniɪŋ/.
What does journeying mean?: present participle and gerund of journey
Where does journeying come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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