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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perfecting

/pɚfˈɛktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
per-fect-ing
IPA
/pɚfˈɛktɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of perfect

noun

The bringing of something to a state of perfection.

Uncountable

noun

The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

perfectings (plural)

Phrases

perfecting press

Rhymes With

expecting protecting collecting connecting affecting reflecting directing selecting respecting rejecting self-respecting projecting

Questions

How do you pronounce perfecting?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚfˈɛktɪŋ/.
What does perfecting mean?
present participle and gerund of perfect

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