Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retaking

/ɹitˈeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.56 in modern English

Syllables
re-tak-ing
IPA
/ɹitˈeɪkɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of retake

noun

The act of taking again.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

retakings (plural)

Synonyms

recapture

Rhymes With

making taking breaking shaking waking baking faking braking aching mistaking raking staking

Questions

How do you pronounce retaking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹitˈeɪkɪŋ/.
What does retaking mean?
present participle and gerund of retake

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