outworking
/ˈaʊtwəːkɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process by which something is carried out or accomplished; the act or results of developing something.
Example Sentences
- "The outworkings of the Reformation thus pulled England back into an intimate territorial involvement in the affairs of mainland Europe, from which the French had previously expelled it when they captured the last medieval English mainland enclave of Calais in 1558."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English working English outworking From out- + working.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈaʊtwəːkɪŋ/