Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imprinting

/ˌɪmpɹˈɪntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: im-print-ing
IPA: /ˌɪmpɹˈɪntɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of imprint

Usage

Inflected Forms

imprintings (plural)

Derived Forms

bioimprinting misimprinting

Phrases

sexual imprinting

Rhymes With

printing hinting sprinting squinting reprinting minting glinting unstinting

Questions

How do you pronounce imprinting?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpɹˈɪntɪŋ/.
What does imprinting mean?: Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

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