Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roaming

/ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: roam-ing
IPA: /ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of roam

noun

An instance of wandering.

Countable

noun

The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.

Uncountable

noun

The use of a network or service from different locations or devices.

Uncountable

noun

Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"That last problem did intrude on Hazzard’s roamings, and when she refers to the living city it is with periodic references to thefts of cars and wallets, with a warning not to carry anything “snatchable” by the thieves on motorcycles who whiz through the streets."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/
British English: /ˈɹəʊmɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

roamings (plural)

Rhymes With

wyoming combing homing foaming domingue gloaming froemming coaming chroming

Questions

How do you pronounce roaming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊmɪŋ/.
What does roaming mean?: present participle and gerund of roam

How to pronounce roaming

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