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accosting

/əkˈɑstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cost-ing
IPA
/əkˈɑstɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of accost

noun

The act of physically confronting a person.

Inflected Forms

accostings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce accosting?
The recorded pronunciation is /əkˈɑstɪŋ/.
What does accosting mean?
present participle and gerund of accost

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