awing
/əˈwɪŋ/adverb, verb
awing is spelled A-W-I-N-G: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, awing means “On the wing; flying; fluttering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in awing?
| Letters | 5: A-W-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is awing?
Awing appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce awing?
- /əˈwɪŋ/
As a verb: /ˈɔː.ɪŋ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-awing.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-awing.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-awing2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with awing?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as awing.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: wigan.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of awing
- aweing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does awing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
On the wing; flying; fluttering.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of awe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does awing come from?
From a- + wing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).