Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tinkering

/ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
tin-ker-ing
IPA
/ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tinker

noun

An experimental fix or change.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tinkerings (plural)

Rhymes With

being something thing bring thinking king spring ring wing sing string swing

Questions

How do you pronounce tinkering?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪŋkɚɪŋ/.
What does tinkering mean?
present participle and gerund of tinker

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