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obliterating

/əblˈɪtɚˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
oblit-er-at-ing
IPA
/əblˈɪtɚˌeɪtɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of obliterate

adj

Causing obliteration; devastating.

Inflected Forms

more obliterating (comparative) most obliterating (superlative)

Derived Forms

obliteratingly

Rhymes With

reiterating

Questions

How do you pronounce obliterating?
The recorded pronunciation is /əblˈɪtɚˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does obliterating mean?
present participle and gerund of obliterate

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