Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ringside

/ɹˈɪŋsˌaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: ring-side
IPA: /ɹˈɪŋsˌaɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beside the ring, especially a boxing ring.

noun

An area beside a ring.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We got our hands on a pair of ringside tickets for the boxing match."
"April 19 2002, Scott Tobias, AV Club Fightvillehttp://www.avclub.com/articles/fightville,72589/ And though Fightville, an MMA documentary from the directors of the fine Iraq War doc Gunner Palace, presents it more than fairly, the sight of a makeshift ring getting constructed on a Louisiana rodeo ground does little to shake the label. Nor do the shots of ringside assistants with spray bottles and rags, mopping up the blood between rounds"

Etymology

Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English ringside From ring + -side.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ringsides (plural)

Derived Forms

ringsider

Phrases

ringside seat

Synonyms

ringside seat

Questions

How do you pronounce ringside?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪŋsˌaɪd/.
What does ringside mean?: Beside the ring, especially a boxing ring.
Where does ringside come from?: Etymology tree English ring Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -side English ringside From ring + -side.

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