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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plugging

/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
plug-ging
IPA
/ˈplʌɡɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of plug

noun

The act of stopping with a plug.

noun

The material of which a plug or stopper is made.

noun

An arrangement of plugs.

noun

The insertion of an object, usually a sex toy, into the anus or vagina.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pluggings (plural)

Rhymes With

hugging bugging debugging tugging chugging mugging slugging shrugging drugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce plugging?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʌɡɪŋ/.
What does plugging mean?
present participle and gerund of plug

How to pronounce plugging

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