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persuading

/pɚswˈeɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
per-suad-ing
IPA
/pɚswˈeɪdɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of persuade

adj

persuasive

noun

An act of persuasion.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more persuading (comparative) most persuading (superlative) persuadings (plural)

Derived Forms

persuadingly unpersuading

Rhymes With

trading upgrading fading invading grading aiding degrading shading raiding wading evading masquerading

Questions

How do you pronounce persuading?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚswˈeɪdɪŋ/.
What does persuading mean?
present participle and gerund of persuade

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