Name a common word with five consecutive vowels?

felinefanatic

Queueing Nov 21 08, 12:59 PM

jonnygroat

miaoued Nov 21 08, 2:30 PM

zbeckabee

Dear Cecil: My pursuit of higher education has required me to study queueing theory. I have been told that "queueing" is the only word in English that has five consecutive vowels. Can you verify this? I would have asked Bill Safire, but I am not always able to get the New York Times. I rarely miss the Straight Dope. — Doug S., Dallas Dear Doug: I like the cut of your jib, lad. However, your spelling sucks. According to my trusty American Heritage Dictionary (how can you not like a dictionary that illustrates "decolletage" with a picture of Marilyn Monroe?), the participle of "queue" is "queuing"--four vowels. But fear not. An alternate spelling of the verb "meeow" is "miaou"; thus we can have cats "miaouing"--count 'em, five vowels. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/745/what-english-word-has-five-consecutive-vowels Nov 21 08, 3:23 PM

AntonLaVey

COOEEING http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cooeeing Mar 21 13, 3:29 PM