Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scavenging

/skˈævəndʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
scav-eng-ing
IPA
/skˈævəndʒɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scavenge

adj

That eats carrion

noun

The act of searching through refuse for useful material.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

scavengings (plural)

Derived Forms

bioscavenging

Phrases

manual scavenging

Questions

How do you pronounce scavenging?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈævəndʒɪŋ/.
What does scavenging mean?
present participle and gerund of scavenge

How to pronounce scavenging

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