Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

steam-shoveling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
steam-shov-el-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of steam-shovel (alternative form of steam shoveling)

American usage

Usage

Questions

What does steam-shoveling mean?
present participle and gerund of steam-shovel (alternative form of steam shoveling)

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