Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

planking

/plˈæŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: plank-ing
IPA: /plˈæŋkɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of planks; a group of planks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of lying face down with arms to the sides, in unusual public spaces, and taking photographs to record the act.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of plank

Example Sentences

"First, there was planking. People taking pictures of themselves in a planked position and putting the photos on the Internet."
"[…] but, like planking, horsemanning, Tebowing, Hadoukening, and other viral photography memes, as a genre of public performance, dance in public is greatly facilitated by the channels of distribution that social media offer, […]"

Etymology

From plank + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

plankings (plural)

Rhymes With

banking ranking thanking spanking flanking cranking tanking nanking yanking blanking franking clanking

Questions

How do you pronounce planking?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈæŋkɪŋ/.
What does planking mean?: A series of planks; a group of planks.
Where does planking come from?: From plank + -ing.

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