Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pruning

/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
prun-ing
IPA
/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.

Countable

noun

A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of prune

Etymology

Etymology tree English prune Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English pruning From prune + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prunings (plural)

Phrases

alpha-beta pruning pruning hook pruning shears self-pruning summer pruning

Rhymes With

tuning ballooning swooning crooning cartooning communing bruning impugning cocooning bruening chewning

Questions

How do you pronounce pruning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/.
What does pruning mean?
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
Where does pruning come from?
Etymology tree English prune Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English pruning From prune + -ing.

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