Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scripting

/ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: script-ing
IPA: /ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act by which something is scripted.

verb

present participle and gerund of script

Example Sentences

"After all, dramatic scriptings of behavior are everywhere present in our media-drenched society, and these scriptings guide and organize real experience (Goffman 1974:55)."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English -ing English scripting From script + -ing.

Inflected Forms

scriptings (plural)

Phrases

scripting language

Questions

How do you pronounce scripting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/.
What does scripting mean?: The act by which something is scripted.
Where does scripting come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script English -ing English scripting From script + -ing.

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