poisoning

Other forms of poisoning

plural

poisonings·

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 poisoning

What does poisoning mean?

poisoning means "the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in poisoning?

poisoning has 3 syllables: poi-so-ning. The stress falls on "poi". In IPA it is /ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ/.

What is another word for poisoning?

Close synonyms include toxic condition, intoxication. 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 poisoning a common word?

poisoning 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.