Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

qualifying

/kwˈɑləfˌaɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: qual-i-fy-ing
IPA: /kwˈɑləfˌaɪɪŋ/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of qualify

noun

verbal noun of qualify

noun

A qualification or added condition.

noun

An examination that must be taken in order to qualify.

noun

A preliminary competition in which successful competitors gain entry into, and/or a favourable starting position in, a subsequent competition.

Example Sentences

"No expostulations! No buts, girl! No qualifyings, I will be obeyed, I tell you; and chearfully too!"
"Despite possible lore among graduate students to the contrary, most faculty members dread having to fail a student in the qualifyings."
"McLaren driver Hamilton was never in contention after making a disastrous mistake to crash out in qualifying and then starting at the back of the grid after a penalty for changing his gearbox."
"Wales claimed their first points in Euro 2012 qualifying with a morale-boosting victory in Cardiff over former Group G joint leaders Montenegro."

Inflected Forms

qualifyings (plural)

Phrases

qualifying position qualifying round

Synonyms

passing pass modification limiting

Rhymes With

disqualifying

Questions

How do you pronounce qualifying?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈɑləfˌaɪɪŋ/.
What does qualifying mean?: present participle and gerund of qualify

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