Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dunning

/dˈʌnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: dun-ning
IPA: /dˈʌnɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dun

noun

Attempt to collect a debt.

Countable; Uncountable

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A village in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO0214).

Countable; Uncountable

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A community area and neighbourhood in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A village in Blaine County, Nebraska, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He asked his attorney to send her a dunning letter."

Usage

Inflected Forms

dunnings (plural)

Phrases

Dunning-Kruger Dunning-Kruger bias Dunning-Krugerrand Dunning-Kruger syndrome

Rhymes With

running stunning cunning gunning shunning sunning outrunning bunning rerunning

Questions

How do you pronounce dunning?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈʌnɪŋ/.
What does dunning mean?: present participle and gerund of dun

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