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dredging

/dɹˈɛdʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
dredg-ing
IPA
/dɹˈɛdʒɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is dredged up.

noun

The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of dredge

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

dredgings (plural)

Phrases

data dredging gold-dredging

Rhymes With

alleging edging pledging hedging fledging

Questions

How do you pronounce dredging?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɹˈɛdʒɪŋ/.
What does dredging mean?
That which is dredged up.

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