Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pitching

/ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: pitch-ing
IPA: /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pitch

noun

The act of throwing or casting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly."
"wild pitching in baseball"
"All this testifies to that yearning for green fields and rural sports which a life amidst bricks, pavements and pitching-stones"

Usage

Inflected Forms

pitchings (plural)

Phrases

pitching a tent defense-independent pitching statistics pitching piece pitching wedge

Frequently Paired Words

pitching a tent

Synonyms

lurch pitch

Rhymes With

switching itching bitching stitching ditching enriching twitching hitching snitching witching kitching

Questions

How do you pronounce pitching?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪt͡ʃ.ɪŋ/.
What does pitching mean?: present participle and gerund of pitch

How to pronounce pitching

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