Speakur

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contracting

/kˈɑntɹæktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
con-tract-ing
IPA
/kˈɑntɹæktɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of contract

adj

Getting smaller; drawing itself together into a smaller area.

noun

The act of something that contracts or shrinks; contraction.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Work done on a contract basis.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

contractings (plural)

Derived Forms

noncontracting vasocontracting

Synonyms

catching

Questions

How do you pronounce contracting?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑntɹæktɪŋ/.
What does contracting mean?
present participle and gerund of contract

How to pronounce contracting

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