Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tweaking

/twˈikɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables: tweak-ing
IPA: /twˈikɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tweak

noun

A tweak; a minor modification.

Example Sentences

"The paintings seem concerned, if understatedly, about despoliation and other human tweakings of the landscape."

Inflected Forms

tweakings (plural)

Phrases

twacked out

Rhymes With

speaking seeking freaking leaking sneaking peaking peeking shrieking creaking streaking critiquing wreaking

Questions

How do you pronounce tweaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /twˈikɪŋ/.
What does tweaking mean?: present participle and gerund of tweak

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