Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uncovering

/ənkˈʌvɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: un-cov-er-ing
IPA: /ənkˈʌvɚɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of uncover

noun

The act by which something is uncovered.

Example Sentences

"In partial compensation for this narrowed destiny the white world has lavished its politeness on its womankind,—its chivalry and bows, its uncoverings and courtesies—all the accumulated homage disused for courts and kings[…]"
"Although clearly we play a part in particular uncoverings of entities, the discovery of particular truths, we have no control over basic modes of revealing and revealedness, concealing and concealedness."

Inflected Forms

uncoverings (plural)

Synonyms

discovery find denudation stripping baring husking

Rhymes With

covering recovering discovering hovering rediscovering lovering

Questions

How do you pronounce uncovering?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənkˈʌvɚɪŋ/.
What does uncovering mean?: present participle and gerund of uncover

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