Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poising

/ˈpɔɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: pois-ing
IPA: /ˈpɔɪzɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of poise

noun

The act by which something is poised.

Example Sentences

"And then his father came up beside him where he stood before a tattered last year's circus poster on the other side of the store, gazing rapt and quiet at the scarlet horses, the incredible poisings and convolutions of tulle and tights […]"

Inflected Forms

poisings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce poising?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɪzɪŋ/.
What does poising mean?: present participle and gerund of poise

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