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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phoning

/ˈfoʊnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
phon-ing
IPA
/ˈfoʊnɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of phone

noun

The act of placing a telephone call.

Informal

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfoʊnɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈfəʊnɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phonings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonphoning

Rhymes With

owning zoning moaning cloning groaning postponing honing stoning toning loaning condoning droning

Questions

How do you pronounce phoning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfoʊnɪŋ/.
What does phoning mean?
present participle and gerund of phone

How to pronounce phoning

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