Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joyriding

/dʒˈɔɪɹˌaɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
joyrid-ing
IPA
/dʒˈɔɪɹˌaɪdɪŋ/
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of somebody taking a joyride.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of joyride

Usage

Inflected Forms

joyridings (plural)

Rhymes With

providing riding hiding deciding sliding guiding dividing residing siding presiding abiding gliding

Questions

How do you pronounce joyriding?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɔɪɹˌaɪdɪŋ/.
What does joyriding mean?
An instance of somebody taking a joyride.

How to pronounce joyriding

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