Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skiing

/ˈski.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: ski-ing
IPA: /ˈski.ɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ski

noun

A group of sports using skis as primary equipment.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Editor John Torinus could enlighten us on wineology, crosscountry skiing, sailing and the joys and pains of being an editor."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

skiïng (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

freeskiing heliskiing monoskiing nonskiing paraskiing rollerskiing

Phrases

aerial skiing alpine skiing après-skiing ballet skiing caterpillar skiing classic skiing cross-country skiing downhill skiing

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce skiing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈski.ɪŋ/.
What does skiing mean?: present participle and gerund of ski

How to pronounce skiing

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