Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanking

/tˈæŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables
tank-ing
IPA
/tˈæŋkɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tank

noun

A session of being immersed in a tank.

noun

An act of a deliberate loss in a game or match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tankings (plural)

Rhymes With

banking ranking thanking spanking flanking cranking nanking yanking planking blanking franking clanking

Questions

How do you pronounce tanking?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈæŋkɪŋ/.
What does tanking mean?
present participle and gerund of tank

How to pronounce tanking

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