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selecting

/səlˈɛktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
se-lect-ing
IPA
/səlˈɛktɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of select

noun

An act of selection.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

selectings (plural)

Rhymes With

expecting protecting collecting connecting affecting reflecting directing respecting rejecting self-respecting projecting detecting

Questions

How do you pronounce selecting?
The recorded pronunciation is /səlˈɛktɪŋ/.
What does selecting mean?
present participle and gerund of select

How to pronounce selecting

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