Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocketing

/ɹˈɑkətɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: rock-et-ing
IPA: /ɹˈɑkətɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rocket

Example Sentences

"The rocketing popularity of potatoes in London's diet led to the conversion of the temporary GNR passenger station north of the canal [...] as a dedicated potato terminal, whose significant traffic was stolen from coastal shipping."

Rhymes With

pocketing

Questions

How do you pronounce rocketing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑkətɪŋ/.
What does rocketing mean?: present participle and gerund of rocket

How to pronounce rocketing

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