Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triggering

/tɹˈɪɡɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: trig-ger-ing
IPA: /tɹˈɪɡɚɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of trigger

noun

The initiation of an event or process.

adj

That triggers or initiates.

Example Sentences

"With assembly line consistency, Martin receives countless rejections from faceless editors—a triggering reminder for any literary hopeful navigating the modern culture industry."
"Not so very long ago, the notion of saliva was considered so triggering that the chicken chain KFC dropped its “finger-lickin’ good” catchphrase, calling it “the most inappropriate slogan for 2020.”"

Inflected Forms

triggerings (plural)

Derived Forms

autotriggering nontriggering

Phrases

port triggering triggering sequence

Rhymes With

rejiggering

Questions

How do you pronounce triggering?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈɪɡɚɪŋ/.
What does triggering mean?: present participle and gerund of trigger

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