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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ratcheting

/ɹˈætʃətɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
ratch-et-ing
IPA
/ɹˈætʃətɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ratchet

noun

The act by which something is ratcheted.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A conjurers' trick of bending an object back and forth to induce metal fatigue, so that it can be broken later by rubbing it.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ratchetings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ratcheting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈætʃətɪŋ/.
What does ratcheting mean?
present participle and gerund of ratchet

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