Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needing

/nˈidɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.02 in modern English

Syllables
need-ing
IPA
/nˈidɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of need

noun

A need.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

needings (plural)

Derived Forms

unneeding

Rhymes With

reading leading feeding bleeding breeding misleading preceding speeding proceeding succeeding exceeding pleading

Questions

How do you pronounce needing?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈidɪŋ/.
What does needing mean?
present participle and gerund of need

How to pronounce needing

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