Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intoxicating

/ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: in-tox-i-cat-ing
IPA: /ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.

adj

Very exciting and stimulating, like alcohol or some other stimulant.

verb

present participle and gerund of intoxicate

Example Sentences

"intoxicating liquor"
"intoxicating product"
"intoxicating speech"

Inflected Forms

more intoxicating (comparative) most intoxicating (superlative)

Derived Forms

intoxicatingly nonintoxicating unintoxicating

Synonyms

heady intoxicant

Questions

How do you pronounce intoxicating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈtɒk.sɪ.keɪ.tɪŋ/.
What does intoxicating mean?: Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.

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