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troubling

/tɹˈʌbəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
trou-bling
IPA
/tɹˈʌbəlɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

distressing, worrying

verb

present participle and gerund of trouble

noun

The infliction of trouble or distress.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more troubling (comparative) most troubling (superlative) troublings (plural)

Derived Forms

troublingly untroubling

Synonyms

alarming worrisome distressing distressful disturbing perturbing worrying

Rhymes With

doubling bubbling redoubling

Questions

How do you pronounce troubling?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˈʌbəlɪŋ/.
What does troubling mean?
distressing, worrying

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