Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

puck-handling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: puck--han-dling
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The ability to control the puck; stickhandling.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Dazzling puck handling by the visitors, but college men break up swift attacks. [headline]"
"[…] Flyers dominated the game with superior skating, checking, passing and puck-handling."

Etymology

1921, puck + handling.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

puck handling (alternative) puckhandling (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

puckhandler

Questions

What does puck-handling mean?: The ability to control the puck; stickhandling.
Where does puck-handling come from?: 1921, puck + handling.

How to pronounce puck-handling

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “puck-handling”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “puck-handling”.
Repeat and practice — Say “puck-handling” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.