Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instant-message

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables: in-stan-t-mes-sage
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of instant message.

Example Sentences

"Participants instant-messaged application forms to each other and promoted the event at school meetings."
"Hayes instant-messaged one of his trusted brokers in the City to tell him what direction he wanted Libor to move."
"I thought the best way to make a boy like you was to prove how smart and witty you were, to provide numerous links to obscure songs and long interviews with dead authors. Wasn’t that the advantage of written communication? I instant-messaged crushes for hours while bored at work."

Inflected Forms

instant-messages (present, singular) instant-messaging (participle, present) instant-messaged (participle, past) instant-messaged (past)

Questions

What does instant-message mean?: Alternative form of instant message.

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