Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mugging

/ˈmʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: mug-ging
IPA: /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

verb

present participle and gerund of mug

Example Sentences

"There have been three muggings in this street in the past week."

Inflected Forms

muggings (plural)

Derived Forms

antimugging

Phrases

Pascal's mugging

Rhymes With

hugging bugging plugging debugging tugging chugging slugging shrugging drugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce mugging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/.
What does mugging mean?: A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

How to pronounce mugging

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