Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reining

/ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: rein-ing
IPA: /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rein

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Reining.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Reining

Inflected Forms

Reinings (plural)

Homonyms

raining reigning

Rhymes With

training remaining containing maintaining explaining gaining complaining entertaining obtaining retaining raining campaigning

Questions

How do you pronounce reining?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/.
What does reining mean?: present participle and gerund of rein
Where does reining come from?: It is traced to German.

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