Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

distending

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
dis-tend-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of distend

Questions

What does distending mean?
present participle and gerund of distend

How to pronounce distending

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