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upholding

/əphˈoʊldɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
up-hold-ing
IPA
/əphˈoʊldɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of uphold

noun

The act by which something is upheld.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

upholdings (plural)

Rhymes With

holding folding withholding unfolding molding moulding scolding golding beholding bolding

Questions

How do you pronounce upholding?
The recorded pronunciation is /əphˈoʊldɪŋ/.
What does upholding mean?
present participle and gerund of uphold

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