Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wizarding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables: wiz-ard-ing
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wizard

noun

The magical work of a wizard; sorcery, witchcraft.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And he said he knew the paper was but a forgery, my lord; that His Highness, Rechad Effendi, had never seen it; that his master the American knew this too; that he had learnt all my lord's plans by wizarding, and knew them..."
"Not using magic is what wizarding is all about!"
"For instance, when Dumbledore offered to pay him ten Galleons a week — a standard wizarding wage, but for an elf an embarras de richesses..."
"You are already a real wizard, he says, and the only way you’ll get any better is by wizarding."

Etymology

From wizard + -ing, popularized in the late 1990s by J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: wizard

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does wizarding mean?: present participle and gerund of wizard
Where does wizarding come from?: From wizard + -ing, popularized in the late 1990s by J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels.

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