Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relating

/ɹɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: re-lat-ing
IPA: /ɹɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of relate

noun

The act of relating, or forming or identifying relationships; relation.

Example Sentences

"Such a dynamic, biological concept of consciousness as reflecting ever-shifting 'global mappings' in the brain, ceaseless relatings of current perceptions to past mappings, has been articulated with great force recently, by Gerald Edelman."
"What makes a complex practice like education or medicine distinctive is the content of sayings, doings and relatings characteristic of the practice[…]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈleɪtɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

relatings (plural)

Rhymes With

waiting dating creating rating stating hating skating awaiting updating debating mating translating

Questions

How do you pronounce relating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈleɪtɪŋ/.
What does relating mean?: present participle and gerund of relate

How to pronounce relating

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