Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sightseeing

/sˈaɪtsˈiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
sight-see-ing
IPA
/sˈaɪtsˈiɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of sightsee

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sight + seeing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sightseeings (plural) sight-seeing (alternative)

Derived Forms

flightseeing sightjogging

Frequently Paired Words

sightseer

Synonyms

rubber-necking

Rhymes With

being well-being seeing skiing agreeing fleeing wellbeing freeing peeing guaranteeing disagreeing keying

Questions

How do you pronounce sightseeing?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪtsˈiɪŋ/.
What does sightseeing mean?
The activity of going out looking at things; tourism.
Where does sightseeing come from?
From sight + seeing.

How to pronounce sightseeing

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