Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

varying

/ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: vary-ing
IPA: /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of vary

noun

A kind of variable, used by a fragment shader, that interpolates values across a primitive, so as to produce gradient effects etc.

Example Sentences

"Another consideration to the relationship between vertex and fragment shaders is that adding too many additional varyings can be a drag on performance since they must all be interpolated […]"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/
British English: /ˈvɛəɹiɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more varying (comparative) most varying (superlative) varyings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonvarying unvarying varyingly

Synonyms

variable

Antonyms

stable

Rhymes With

marrying burying ferrying dairying remarrying

Questions

How do you pronounce varying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/.
What does varying mean?: present participle and gerund of vary

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