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siphoning

/sˈaɪfənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
si-phon-ing
IPA
/sˈaɪfənɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of siphon

noun

The operation of a siphon.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

siphonings (plural)

Derived Forms

antisiphoning

Questions

How do you pronounce siphoning?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈaɪfənɪŋ/.
What does siphoning mean?
present participle and gerund of siphon

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