Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rub-ber-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rubber

noun

rubbernecking

Uncountable

noun

eavesdropping on a telephone conversation

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rubber + -ing.

Usage

Questions

What does rubbering mean?
present participle and gerund of rubber
Where does rubbering come from?
From rubber + -ing.

How to pronounce rubbering

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