Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blanking

/blˈæŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: blank-ing
IPA: /blˈæŋkɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of blank

noun

An instance of something being blanked out.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A metalworking process to form the rough shape of a sheet-metal workpiece.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The reduction of the brightness of the scanning beam to zero when it needs to be moved without updating the picture.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Thus during each blanking, a line pattern of charges is read into the horizontal register in parallel."

Usage

Inflected Forms

blankings (plural)

Derived Forms

autoblanking

Rhymes With

banking ranking thanking spanking flanking cranking tanking nanking yanking planking franking clanking

Questions

How do you pronounce blanking?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈæŋkɪŋ/.
What does blanking mean?: present participle and gerund of blank

How to pronounce blanking

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