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degunk

/diːˈɡʌŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-gunk
IPA
/diːˈɡʌŋk/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove gunk from.

Informal; Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English gunk English degunk From de- + gunk.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈɡʌŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

degunks (present, singular) degunking (participle, present) degunked (participle, past) degunked (past)

Derived Forms

degunker

Questions

How do you pronounce degunk?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈɡʌŋk/.
What does degunk mean?
To remove gunk from.
Where does degunk come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English gunk English degunk From de- + gunk.

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