Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reporting verb

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables: re-port-ing verb
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A verb used to repeat something that was previously said.

Example Sentences

"The verb "say" is a common reporting verb, as in "Police say [that] the criminal is still in the area.""

Inflected Forms

reporting verbs (plural)

Questions

What does reporting verb mean?: A verb used to repeat something that was previously said.

How to pronounce reporting verb

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