Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

never-ending

/nˌɛvɚˈɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.66 in modern English

Syllables: nev-er-end-ing
IPA: /nˌɛvɚˈɛndɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having no end or being endless.

Example Sentences

"The story of upkeep has been never-ending. Between 1997-2000, a major programme of maintenance entailed replacing superstructure timbers - 50 main rail beams were replaced with greenheart, along with a similar number of edge beams."
"But fans’ emotions are no longer filtered through ticket or album sales; they’re heard directly, constantly, at all hours, on all the platforms people visit to generate and extinguish bad feelings in a never-ending cycle."

Etymology

From never + ending.

Inflected Forms

never ending (alternative) neverending (alternative)

Derived Forms

neverendum

Phrases

never-endingly never-ending September

Frequently Paired Words

neverender

Synonyms

unending eternal ceaseless constant incessant perpetual unceasing unremitting

Rhymes With

spending ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending trending

Questions

How do you pronounce never-ending?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˌɛvɚˈɛndɪŋ/.
What does never-ending mean?: Having no end or being endless.
Where does never-ending come from?: From never + ending.

How to pronounce never-ending

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