Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romancing

/ɹoʊmˈænsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: ro-manc-ing
IPA: /ɹoʊmˈænsɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of romance

noun

The process or result of embellishing something into a romantic ideal.

Example Sentences

"But this is merely the best cinematic instance of those romancings of history that have always tapped the popular purse[…]"

Inflected Forms

romancings (plural)

Rhymes With

dancing financing advancing enhancing lansing glancing refinancing prancing lancing sansing

Questions

How do you pronounce romancing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹoʊmˈænsɪŋ/.
What does romancing mean?: present participle and gerund of romance

How to pronounce romancing

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