Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jamming

/ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: jam-ming
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of jam

noun

The act or process by which something is jammed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The playing of improvisational music.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Great; awesome.

Slang

Example Sentences

"The broadcasts' effectiveness was limited by constant jamming."
"Jamming with the band is her favorite way to find compositional inspiration."
"All I knew was it sho was a jamming party!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

jammings (plural) more jamming (comparative) most jamming (superlative)

Derived Forms

antijamming

Phrases

anti-jamming acoustic jamming culture jamming

Synonyms

electronic jamming jam

Rhymes With

slamming spamming damning cramming ramming lambing damming clamming

Questions

How do you pronounce jamming?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/.
What does jamming mean?: present participle and gerund of jam

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