Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

likening

/lˈaɪkənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: liken-ing
IPA: /lˈaɪkənɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of liken

noun

The act by which things are likened; a comparison.

Example Sentences

"I sometimes, in musing mood, find myself making spontaneous likenings of inanimate to animate nature, comparing the qualities of things to the qualities of men[…]"

Inflected Forms

likenings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce likening?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈaɪkənɪŋ/.
What does likening mean?: present participle and gerund of liken

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