Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrying

/ɹitɹˈaɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables: retry-ing
IPA: /ɹitɹˈaɪɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of retry

noun

The act of something being retried.

Example Sentences

"Only elite litigants could likely afford the time that multiple retryings required."

Inflected Forms

retryings (plural)

Rhymes With

trying buying flying lying dying crying applying underlying denying relying supplying drying

Questions

How do you pronounce retrying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹitɹˈaɪɪŋ/.
What does retrying mean?: present participle and gerund of retry

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