scoring
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Winning points in a sport or contest.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
skawringSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈskɔɹɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
The process of winning points in a sport or contest.
The action of scratching paper or other material to make it easier to fold.
A deep groove made by glacial action or similar.
adjective
Of something or someone that scores.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The process of keeping score in a sport or contest.
Used this way, scoring is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
- News/reporting
- Everyday conversation
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance).
Word family
Words built from the same root.
A player who makes a score in a game or contest.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount.
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