Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-destructing

/sˈɛlfdɪstɹˈʌktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
self--de-struc-t-ing
IPA
/sˈɛlfdɪstɹˈʌktɪŋ/
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of self-destruct

Questions

How do you pronounce self-destructing?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛlfdɪstɹˈʌktɪŋ/.
What does self-destructing mean?
present participle and gerund of self-destruct

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