Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

straightening

/stɹˈeɪtənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: straight-en-ing
IPA: /stɹˈeɪtənɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of straighten

noun

The act of making something straight.

Example Sentences

"The lands and sites of houses which may under the provisions of this Act be vested in the Corporation for street widenings and straightenings […]"

Inflected Forms

straightenings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce straightening?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈeɪtənɪŋ/.
What does straightening mean?: present participle and gerund of straighten

How to pronounce straightening

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