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obliging

/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
ob-lig-ing
IPA
/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Happy and ready to do favours for others.

verb

present participle and gerund of oblige

noun

The imposition of an obligation.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more obliging (comparative) most obliging (superlative) obligings (plural)

Derived Forms

obligingly obligingness unobliging

Synonyms

accommodating willing complaisant

Questions

How do you pronounce obliging?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does obliging mean?
Happy and ready to do favours for others.

How to pronounce obliging

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