Speakur

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prospecting

/pɹˌɔspˈɛktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
pros-pect-ing
IPA
/pɹˌɔspˈɛktɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prospect

noun

The act of one who prospects.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

prospectings (plural)

Derived Forms

bioprospecting

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce prospecting?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌɔspˈɛktɪŋ/.
What does prospecting mean?
present participle and gerund of prospect

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