Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tucking

/tˈʌkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: tuck-ing
IPA: /tˈʌkɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tuck

noun

Example Sentences

"White embroidery, lace, delicate tuckings, and elaborate ribbings rioted across the white of his short doubtlet, breech, and tight stockings."

Inflected Forms

tuckings (plural)

Rhymes With

fucking sucking trucking ducking plucking bucking chucking mucking clucking shucking lucking

Questions

How do you pronounce tucking?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈʌkɪŋ/.
What does tucking mean?: present participle and gerund of tuck

How to pronounce tucking

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