Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stripping

/stɹˈɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: strip-ping
IPA: /stɹˈɪpɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of strip

noun

The act of one who strips.

noun

A physical separation process where one or more components are removed from a liquid stream by a vapor stream

noun

The practice of stroking and compressing the teats or a cow to draw out the last of the milk.

Example Sentences

"1879, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Sociology Volume II Part IV: Ceremonial Institutions The mutual bows and courtesies […] are remants of the original prostrations and strippings of the captive."
"Never were cows that required such stripping."
"In the train coming out a chap told me what ‘stripping’ was - getting the last drop of milk from the cow, otherwise the cow would dry up sooner than it should."

Inflected Forms

strippings (plural)

Derived Forms

antistripping

Phrases

asset-stripping dividend stripping

Synonyms

denudation uncovering baring husking

Rhymes With

shipping slipping flipping ripping skipping tipping tripping dripping dipping whipping gripping sipping

Questions

How do you pronounce stripping?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈɪpɪŋ/.
What does stripping mean?: present participle and gerund of strip

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