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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attempting

/əˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
at-tempt-ing
IPA
/əˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of attempt

Rhymes With

tempting exempting empting preempting

Questions

How do you pronounce attempting?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈtɛmp.tɪŋ/.
What does attempting mean?
present participle and gerund of attempt

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