Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

owning

/ˈoʊnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
own-ing
IPA
/ˈoʊnɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of own

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈoʊnɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈəʊnɪŋ/

Derived Forms

homeowning landowning ownings shareowning shipowning unowning

Rhymes With

zoning moaning cloning groaning postponing phoning honing stoning toning loaning condoning droning

Questions

How do you pronounce owning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊnɪŋ/.
What does owning mean?
present participle and gerund of own

How to pronounce owning

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