Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ransacking

/ɹˈænsˌækɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: ran-sack-ing
IPA: /ɹˈænsˌækɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ransack

noun

An act of ransacking (“searching thoroughly (in order to steal); etc.”) someone or something; an eager search.

Example Sentences

"Lefebvre never saw any of these battles and ransackings, but one wonders what he would have made of them."

Inflected Forms

ransackings (plural)

Synonyms

ransack rummage

Questions

How do you pronounce ransacking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈænsˌækɪŋ/.
What does ransacking mean?: present participle and gerund of ransack

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