Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seeking

/ˈsiː.kɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English

Syllables: seek-ing
IPA: /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

adj

That seeks something specified.

verb

present participle and gerund of seek

Example Sentences

"[…] the Company contemplated having their works at Esher—for they have had long and anxious seekings for a location—to store our gun-cotton in unlimited quantity […]"
"While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence."

Etymology

From seek + -ing.

Inflected Forms

seekings (plural)

Derived Forms

careseeking gainseeking homeseeking jobseeking officeseeking profitseeking seekingly thrillseeking unseeking

Phrases

heat-seeking rent-seeking self-seeking

Synonyms

quest

Rhymes With

speaking freaking leaking sneaking tweaking peaking peeking shrieking creaking streaking critiquing wreaking

Questions

How do you pronounce seeking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/.
What does seeking mean?: The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
Where does seeking come from?: From seek + -ing.

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