Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiriting

/ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: spir-it-ing
IPA: /ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of spirit

noun

The action of a spirit or ghost.

Literary

noun

Example Sentences

"the supposed spiritings away of missing children"
"It is impossible to escape from toil / O' the sudden and receive thy spiriting […]"

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/

Usage

Literary

Inflected Forms

spiritings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce spiriting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/.
What does spiriting mean?: present participle and gerund of spirit

How to pronounce spiriting

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