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anguishing

/ˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
an-guish-ing
IPA
/ˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of anguish

noun

A feeling or expression of anguish.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

causing anguish

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

anguishings (plural) more anguishing (comparative) most anguishing (superlative)

Rhymes With

languishing

Questions

How do you pronounce anguishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋɡwɪʃɪŋ/.
What does anguishing mean?
present participle and gerund of anguish

How to pronounce anguishing

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