Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onlooking

/ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
on-look-ing
IPA
/ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That is looking on; watching, observing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From on- + looking.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more onlooking (comparative) most onlooking (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce onlooking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/.
What does onlooking mean?
That is looking on; watching, observing.
Where does onlooking come from?
From on- + looking.

How to pronounce onlooking

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “onlooking”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɒnlʊkɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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