Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hen-pecking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
hen-peck-ing
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hen-peck

Questions

What does hen-pecking mean?
present participle and gerund of hen-peck

How to pronounce hen-pecking

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