Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stemming

/stˈɛmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: stem-ming
IPA: /stˈɛmɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stem

noun

Movement against a current, especially a tidal current.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A process for removing the inflexional, and sometimes derivational, affixes from words.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

To include a term's inflections as part of a search engine's search.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The technique of bridging between two holds with hands and/or feet, applying forces to each in opposing directions in order to brace oneself in position.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

stemmings (plural)

Rhymes With

fleming condemning flemming hemming deming lemming heming

Questions

How do you pronounce stemming?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɛmɪŋ/.
What does stemming mean?: present participle and gerund of stem

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