Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

updating

/əpdˈeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: up-dat-ing
IPA: /əpdˈeɪtɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of update

noun

The act by which something is updated.

Example Sentences

"Later manuals in the United States as best illustrated by Sabetti went through many revisions and updatings."

Inflected Forms

updatings (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce updating?: The recorded pronunciation is /əpdˈeɪtɪŋ/.
What does updating mean?: present participle and gerund of update

How to pronounce updating

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