Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petitioning

/pətˈɪʃənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ti-tion-ing
IPA: /pətˈɪʃənɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of petition

noun

The act of making a petition or appeal.

Example Sentences

"They would have turned her forth, I think, but for my own poor petitionings, unceasing in her behalf."

Inflected Forms

petitionings (plural)

Rhymes With

conditioning positioning commissioning transitioning auditioning decommissioning partitioning repositioning reconditioning

Questions

How do you pronounce petitioning?: The recorded pronunciation is /pətˈɪʃənɪŋ/.
What does petitioning mean?: present participle and gerund of petition

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