Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blackmailing

/blˈækmˌeɪlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: black-mail-ing
IPA: /blˈækmˌeɪlɪŋ/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of blackmail

noun

The act of one who blackmails.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings."

Usage

Inflected Forms

blackmailings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce blackmailing?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈækmˌeɪlɪŋ/.
What does blackmailing mean?: present participle and gerund of blackmail

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