Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intensifying

/ɪntˈɛnsəfˌaɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: in-ten-si-fy-ing
IPA: /ɪntˈɛnsəfˌaɪɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of intensify

noun

An intensification.

Example Sentences

"Overtiming, development only for detail and subsequent intensifyings, keeping the lights pure and the shadows clear, by judicious use of the alum bath mentioned, will give an interesting variety of tones, which is a relief from the monotony […]"

Inflected Forms

intensifyings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce intensifying?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntˈɛnsəfˌaɪɪŋ/.
What does intensifying mean?: present participle and gerund of intensify

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