Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undercutting

/ˈʌndɚkˌʌtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-cut-ting
IPA: /ˈʌndɚkˌʌtɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of undercut

noun

An undercut; a cut in the lower part.

Example Sentences

"When there are undercuttings in the bass-relief, so that the plaster poured upon it would run into cavities, from which it could not be drawn up, but would break in them, these undercuttings must be filled up with plaster […]"

Inflected Forms

undercuttings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce undercutting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚkˌʌtɪŋ/.
What does undercutting mean?: present participle and gerund of undercut

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