Speakur

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perceiving

/pɚˈsivɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
per-ceiv-ing
IPA
/pɚˈsivɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of perceive

noun

The act by which something is perceived.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈsivɪŋ/
  • British English: /pəˈsiːvɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

perceivings (plural)

Rhymes With

leaving receiving believing achieving weaving grieving relieving deceiving self-deceiving retrieving heaving conceiving

Questions

How do you pronounce perceiving?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈsivɪŋ/.
What does perceiving mean?
present participle and gerund of perceive

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