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intimidating

/ˌɪntˈɪmɪdˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
in-tim-i-dat-ing
IPA
/ˌɪntˈɪmɪdˌeɪtɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of intimidate

adj

Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.

Inflected Forms

more intimidating (comparative) most intimidating (superlative)

Derived Forms

intimidatingly nonintimidating unintimidating

Synonyms

daunting

Questions

How do you pronounce intimidating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntˈɪmɪdˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does intimidating mean?
present participle and gerund of intimidate

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