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scheming

/skˈimɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
schem-ing
IPA
/skˈimɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scheme

adj

Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.

Derogatory

noun

The activity or practice of making secret or underhanded plans.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English scheme Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English scheming From scheme + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more scheming (comparative) most scheming (superlative) schemings (plural)

Synonyms

designing calculating calculative conniving shrewd

Rhymes With

screaming streaming dreaming seeming teaming steaming gleaming beaming redeeming teeming theming leeming

Questions

How do you pronounce scheming?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈimɪŋ/.
What does scheming mean?
present participle and gerund of scheme
Where does scheming come from?
Etymology tree English scheme Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English scheming From scheme + -ing.

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