Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paving

/ˈpeɪvɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
paving
IPA
/ˈpeɪvɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pave

noun

The hard durable surface placed directly atop the ground, as on a street or sidewalk.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Interior pavement, as in a cathedral.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Pertaining to the material used for pavement, or to the surface itself.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pavings (plural)

Phrases

crazy paving paving slab paving stone paving tile tactile paving

Synonyms

pavage pavement paving material

Rhymes With

saving waving shaving craving behaving engraving raving caving waiving misbehaving braving staving

Questions

How do you pronounce paving?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpeɪvɪŋ/.
What does paving mean?
present participle and gerund of pave

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