Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pursuing

/pɚˈsu.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
pur-su-ing
IPA
/pɚˈsu.ɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pursue

noun

pursuit

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈsu.ɪŋ/
  • British English: /pəˈsjuː.ɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

pursuings (plural)

Rhymes With

doing viewing reviewing brewing chewing suing screwing ewing renewing booing undoing queuing

Questions

How do you pronounce pursuing?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈsu.ɪŋ/.
What does pursuing mean?
present participle and gerund of pursue

How to pronounce pursuing

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