Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brutalizing

/bɹˈutəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables
bru-tal-iz-ing
IPA
/bɹˈutəlˌaɪzɪŋ/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of brutalize

Inflected Forms

more brutalizing (comparative) most brutalizing (superlative)

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce brutalizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈutəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does brutalizing mean?
Cruel, harsh, or otherwise insensitive.

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