Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surpassing

/sɚpˈæsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: sur-pass-ing
IPA: /sɚpˈæsɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of surpass

adj

Becoming superior to others; becoming excellent; exceptional; exceeding.

noun

The act or process by which something is surpassed; a bettering.

Example Sentences

""Yet once again," exclaimed he, passionately, "let me gaze on that beautiful and beloved face! let me see if sorrow has cast a shadow on its surpassing loveliness! I will not let her know how near I am, and how wretched! No, in secret and in silence will I look upon her once more; and then, farewell for ever!""
"In both of these surpassings, the human being, in being freed, is freed both to be itself and to be beyond itself; but the second orients us more fully towards being free beyond self-determination."

Inflected Forms

more surpassing (comparative) most surpassing (superlative) surpassings (plural)

Derived Forms

surpassingly surpassingness unsurpassing

Synonyms

exceeding exceptional olympian prodigious transcendent

Rhymes With

passing harassing amassing massing gassing classing kassing

Questions

How do you pronounce surpassing?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɚpˈæsɪŋ/.
What does surpassing mean?: present participle and gerund of surpass

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