Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bolstered

/bˈoʊlstɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: bol-stered
IPA: /bˈoʊlstɚd/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bolster

adj

Example Sentences

"What fifty men dared not have done, one woman did! a painted, patched, fucused, periwigged, bolstered, Charybdis, cannibal, Megaera, Lamia!"

Derived Forms

unbolstered

Rhymes With

upholstered

Questions

How do you pronounce bolstered?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈoʊlstɚd/.
What does bolstered mean?: simple past and past participle of bolster

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