Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bridging

/ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: bridg-ing
IPA: /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bridge

adj

That acts as a bridge (in many contexts)

noun

The act of building a bridge.

noun

The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.

Example Sentences

"Loading and unloading between platform and train are carried out at the busier stations by means of fork-lift trucks and at smaller points by bridging boards or lifting platforms."
"With him were 60,000 combat engineers for multiple bridgings of the river, and hundreds of thousands of tons of supplies, landing craft, and amphibious vehicles."
"All the joists and bridgings of the mezzanine floor to have stout double herringbone strutting not more than 6 feet apart."

Inflected Forms

bridgings (plural)

Phrases

bridging day bridging plate

Frequently Paired Words

bridging day bridging plate immunobridging nonbridging overbridging

Rhymes With

abridging

Questions

How do you pronounce bridging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/.
What does bridging mean?: present participle and gerund of bridge

How to pronounce bridging

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