Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

justifying

/dʒˈʌstəfˌaɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: jus-ti-fy-ing
IPA: /dʒˈʌstəfˌaɪɪŋ/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of justify

noun

A process of justification.

Example Sentences

"So very precocious was the youth's sagacity, and premature his opinions; but of course, so surrounded, so employed, hearing of nothing but oppressions, and complainings, and justifyings, the bias was inevitable."

Inflected Forms

justifyings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce justifying?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈʌstəfˌaɪɪŋ/.
What does justifying mean?: present participle and gerund of justify

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