Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

affronting

/əˈfrəntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: af-fronting
IPA: /əˈfrəntɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of affront

noun

The offering of an affront.

adj

Offensive, causing an affront.

Example Sentences

"We hope that he is, and that our misgivings arise solely from the Minister's characteristically affronting approach to a railway matter."
"the affrontings of his majesty"
"How much more affronting must it be to the Majefty of Heaven, the Great KING, to be thus treated?"
"There was afterwards one despatch from the Russian Minister to Earl Russell which in former times must have led to instant war, because it was of a very affronting character to the great nation which the noble Earl represented."
"The ladies tell me that there is no Adonis, which is very affronting —only old men (alias old women) , and boys like Thomas Thumb, with the legs of a starved spider."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈfrəntɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

affrontings (plural) more affronting (comparative) most affronting (superlative)

Derived Forms

affrontingly affrontingness

Rhymes With

hunting confronting bunting fronting grunting shunting blunting punting stunting

Questions

How do you pronounce affronting?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfrəntɪŋ/.
What does affronting mean?: present participle and gerund of affront

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