Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shoring

/ʃˈɔɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
shoring
IPA
/ʃˈɔɹɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shore

noun

Temporary bracing used to prevent something, such as a tunnel, trench, or wall, from collapse.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

shorings (plural)

Derived Forms

reshoring

Phrases

right-shoring

Frequently Paired Words

right-shoring

Synonyms

shoring up propping up shore

Rhymes With

boring scoring exploring ignoring pouring restoring storing roaring soaring flooring snoring warring

Questions

How do you pronounce shoring?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɔɹɪŋ/.
What does shoring mean?
present participle and gerund of shore

How to pronounce shoring

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈɔɹɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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