Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impounding

/ˌɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: im-pound-ing
IPA: /ˌɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of impound

noun

An act of impoundment.

Example Sentences

"Since the accident, Cranfield Airport Air Navigation Service has issued supplementary instruction CIMS-CF-ATC-001-SI 02/21 regarding the impounding of recordings. This exceeds the current CAA regulatory requirement and will result in all video recorded by this digital tower being retained after an accident or serious incident, in addition to RTF and radar recordings."

Inflected Forms

impoundings (plural)

Synonyms

impoundment internment poundage

Rhymes With

surrounding founding sounding pounding astounding rounding grounding compounding resounding rebounding confounding bounding

Questions

How do you pronounce impounding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpˈaʊndɪŋ/.
What does impounding mean?: present participle and gerund of impound

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