functioning

Other forms of functioning

plural

functionings·

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 functioning

What does functioning mean?

functioning means "process or manner of functioning or operating". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in functioning?

functioning has 3 syllables: func-tio-ning. The stress falls on "func". In IPA it is /ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/.

What is another word for functioning?

Close synonyms include operation, performance. 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.

What is the opposite of functioning?

The recorded antonyms are malfunctioning.

Is functioning a common word?

functioning 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.

What rhymes with functioning?

1 word rhymes with functioning. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.