Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slugging

/slˈʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: slug-ging
IPA: /slˈʌɡɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of slug

noun

A blow or blows with the fist; a beating.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of hitting a ball hard; slogging.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The practice of smothering one's face with vaseline in order to moisturize it.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The feuding for control of the Jersey waterfront made news as sluggings, bombings, and beatings continued on the Jersey City docks."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sluggings (plural)

Phrases

on-base plus slugging slugging average slugging percentage

Rhymes With

hugging bugging plugging debugging tugging chugging mugging shrugging drugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce slugging?: The recorded pronunciation is /slˈʌɡɪŋ/.
What does slugging mean?: present participle and gerund of slug

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