Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nay-saying

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
nay-say-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of naysaying.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of nay-say

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

nay-sayings (plural) naysaying (alternative)

Questions

What does nay-saying mean?
Alternative form of naysaying.

How to pronounce nay-saying

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