arguing

Other forms of arguing

plural

arguings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about arguing

What does arguing mean?

arguing means "a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement".

How many syllables are in arguing?

arguing has 3 syllables: ar-gu-ing. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɑɹɡjuɪŋ/.

What is another word for arguing?

Close synonyms include controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is arguing a common word?

arguing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.