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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silencing

/sˈaɪlənsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
si-lenc-ing
IPA
/sˈaɪlənsɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of silence

noun

The act by which something is silenced.

noun

The prevention of the expression of a gene

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

silencings (plural)

Derived Forms

antisilencing desilencing

Phrases

gene silencing

Questions

How do you pronounce silencing?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪlənsɪŋ/.
What does silencing mean?
present participle and gerund of silence

How to pronounce silencing

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