Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

struggling

/ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
strug-gling
IPA
/ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of struggle

noun

The act of one who struggles.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

more struggling (comparative) most struggling (superlative) strugglings (plural)

Derived Forms

strugglingly unstruggling

Rhymes With

juggling

Questions

How do you pronounce struggling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/.
What does struggling mean?
present participle and gerund of struggle

How to pronounce struggling

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈstɹʌɡəlɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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