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backfiring

/bˈækfˌaɪɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
back-fir-ing
IPA
/bˈækfˌaɪɚɪŋ/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The occurrence of a backfire.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A failure that leads to further misfortune.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of backfire

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

backfirings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce backfiring?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈækfˌaɪɚɪŋ/.
What does backfiring mean?
The occurrence of a backfire.

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