Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tugging

/ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: tug-ging
IPA: /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tug

noun

The action of something that tugs; a pull.

Example Sentences

"Yet there began to be insistent tuggings as if from a dream that could not be recalled."

Inflected Forms

tuggings (plural)

Rhymes With

hugging bugging plugging debugging chugging mugging slugging shrugging drugging lugging snugging

Questions

How do you pronounce tugging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌɡɪŋ/.
What does tugging mean?: present participle and gerund of tug

How to pronounce tugging

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