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sluicing

/slˈusɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
sluic-ing
IPA
/slˈusɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sluice

noun

The act by which something is sluiced; a copious wetting; a drenching.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A kind of ellipsis, introduced by an interrogative, where (usually) everything except the interrogative is elided from the clause.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

(linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more sluicing (comparative) most sluicing (superlative) sluicings (plural)

Derived Forms

sluicingly

Rhymes With

producing reducing introducing inducing loosing reproducing seducing reintroducing sprucing tusing buesing

Questions

How do you pronounce sluicing?
The recorded pronunciation is /slˈusɪŋ/.
What does sluicing mean?
present participle and gerund of sluice
Where does sluicing come from?
(linguistics): Coined by American linguist John R. Ross.

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