Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

persevering

/pɚsəvˈɪɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: per-se-ver-ing
IPA: /pɚsəvˈɪɹɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

present participle and gerund of persevere

adj

Tending to persevere.

Inflected Forms

perseverings (plural) more persevering (comparative) most persevering (superlative)

Derived Forms

perseveringly perseveringness

Synonyms

diligent

Rhymes With

engineering appearing clearing steering cheering disappearing fearing pioneering interfering volunteering nearing gearing

Questions

How do you pronounce persevering?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚsəvˈɪɹɪŋ/.
What does persevering mean?: perseverance

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