Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nearing

/nˈɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: near-ing
IPA: /nˈɪɹɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of near

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of German Niering.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Niering

Inflected Forms

Nearings (plural)

Rhymes With

engineering appearing clearing steering cheering disappearing fearing pioneering interfering volunteering gearing adhering

Questions

How do you pronounce nearing?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪɹɪŋ/.
What does nearing mean?: present participle and gerund of near
Where does nearing come from?: It is traced to German.

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