Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petering

/pˈitɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ter-ing
IPA
/pˈitɚɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of peter

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Questions

How do you pronounce petering?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈitɚɪŋ/.
What does petering mean?
present participle and gerund of peter

How to pronounce petering

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/pˈitɚɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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