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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pumping

/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
pump-ing
IPA
/ˈpʌmpɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pump

noun

The act by which something is pumped.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of injecting silicone into the body to try to achieve a fuller or curvier look.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

pumpings (plural)

Derived Forms

depumping

Phrases

buccal pumping duplex pumping engine gular pumping pumping iron pumping lemma pumping station pumping time

Rhymes With

jumping dumping bumping thumping slumping lumping clumping stumping antidumping humping

Questions

How do you pronounce pumping?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpʌmpɪŋ/.
What does pumping mean?
present participle and gerund of pump

How to pronounce pumping

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