burying

Questions about burying

What does burying mean?

burying means "concealing something under the ground".

How many syllables are in burying?

burying has 3 syllables: bur-y-ing. The stress falls on "bur". In IPA it is /ˈbɛɹiɪŋ/.

What is another word for burying?

Close synonyms include burial. 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 burying a common word?

burying is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.