Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

repeating

/ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: re-peat-ing
IPA: /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of repeat

adj

That repeats; repetitive.

adj

Of a firearm: capable of firing multiple times without needing recharging.

adj

Of a decimal: recurring.

adj

Of a decimal: recurring.

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"one point two repeating three four"
"What the moderns could mean by their suppression of the final couplet's repeatings, cannot be conceiv'd […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

repeatings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonrepeating stereorepeating unrepeating

Phrases

repeating back repeating circle repeating coil repeating rifle

Frequently Paired Words

repeating back repeating circle repeating coil repeating rifle

Synonyms

recurrent repetitious reiteration repeat repetition

Rhymes With

meeting eating beating treating competing cheating heating completing seating greeting defeating deleting

Questions

How do you pronounce repeating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/.
What does repeating mean?: present participle and gerund of repeat

How to pronounce repeating

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “repeating”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ɹɪˈpiːtɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “repeating”.
Repeat and practice — Say “repeating” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.