Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

robbing

/ɹˈɑbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: rob-bing
IPA: /ɹˈɑbɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rob

noun

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton."

Usage

Inflected Forms

robbings (plural)

Derived Forms

graverobbing

Rhymes With

sobbing throbbing bobbing lobbing hobbing

Questions

How do you pronounce robbing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑbɪŋ/.
What does robbing mean?: present participle and gerund of rob

How to pronounce robbing

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