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spiring

/ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spir-ing
IPA
/ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of spire

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈspaɪəɹɪŋ/

Rhymes With

firing hiring requiring inspiring acquiring retiring aspiring wiring tiring admiring conspiring expiring

Questions

How do you pronounce spiring?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/.
What does spiring mean?
present participle and gerund of spire

How to pronounce spiring

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