Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barnburning

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: barn-burn-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very exciting or successful.

Example Sentences

"The mayor delivered a barnburning speech."

Etymology

From barn + burning; compare barnburner.

Inflected Forms

more barnburning (comparative) most barnburning (superlative) barn-burning (alternative)

Questions

What does barnburning mean?: Very exciting or successful.
Where does barnburning come from?: From barn + burning; compare barnburner.

How to pronounce barnburning

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