Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shadowing

/ʃædoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
sha-dow-ing
IPA
/ʃædoʊɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A faint representation; an adumbration.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of shadow

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʃædoʊɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

shadowings (plural)

Phrases

work shadowing

Synonyms

tailing

Rhymes With

foreshadowing overshadowing

Questions

How do you pronounce shadowing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃædoʊɪŋ/.
What does shadowing mean?
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
Where does shadowing come from?
From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

How to pronounce shadowing

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