joining

Other forms of joining

plural

joinings·

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 joining

What does joining mean?

joining means "the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)".

How many syllables are in joining?

joining has 2 syllables: joi-ning. The stress falls on "joi". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/.

What is another word for joining?

Close synonyms include connection, connexion. 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 joining a common word?

joining 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.

What rhymes with joining?

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