noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:R AH0 K AO1 R D IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:R IH0 K AO1 R D IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of storing sound, video, etc., in a permanent medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The one-party consent law permits the recording of telephone calls with the consent of at least one of the parties.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A reproduction of sound, video, etc., stored in a permanent medium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I made a recording of the TV show so that I could watch it later.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The act of registering for something; registration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of record
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the act of making a record (especially an audio record)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth