Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clamping

/ˈklæmpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: clamp-ing
IPA: /ˈklæmpɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clamp

noun

The act by which something is clamped.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"There are frequent clampings of cars that fail to display a parking permit."

Usage

Inflected Forms

clampings (plural)

Derived Forms

preclamping wheelclamping

Rhymes With

camping stamping damping cramping ramping revamping tramping tamping lamping amping

Questions

How do you pronounce clamping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæmpɪŋ/.
What does clamping mean?: present participle and gerund of clamp

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