Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bribing

/ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: brib-ing
IPA: /ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bribe

noun

Example Sentences

"1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings."

Inflected Forms

bribings (plural)

Rhymes With

describing prescribing subscribing transcribing inscribing

Questions

How do you pronounce bribing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaɪbɪŋ/.
What does bribing mean?: present participle and gerund of bribe

How to pronounce bribing

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