stooping
/ˈstuːpɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
stooping is spelled S-T-O-O-P-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stooping means “Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stooping?
| Letters | 8: S-T-O-O-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th 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 stooping?
Stooping appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 stooping?
- /ˈstuːpɪŋ/
Stooping has 2 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-stooping.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stooping
- more stooping comparative
- most stooping superlative
- stoopings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stooping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Bending the body forward in a submissive or weak manner.
noun
- 1
The act of one who stoops.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of stoop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).