hastening
noun, verb
hastening is spelled H-A-S-T-E-N-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hastening means “The act of speeding up; a growing faster” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hastening is hastenings.
How many letters and syllables are in hastening?
| Letters | 9: H-A-S-T-E-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is hastening?
Hastening appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 hastening?
Hastening has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hastening
- hastenings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hastening mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of speeding up; a growing faster.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of hasten
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hastening in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of speeding up; a growing faster:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Beschleunigen, Beschleunigung, Vorantreiben |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.