Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bottlenecked

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: bot-tle-necked
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of bottleneck

Example Sentences

"With more freight routed via Spalding to avoid the bottlenecked Peterborough-Doncaster section of the East Coast Main Line, traffic delays in its town centre grew as use of the level crossing increased."

Questions

What does bottlenecked mean?: simple past and past participle of bottleneck

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