Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burdening

/bˈɝdənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
bur-den-ing
IPA
/bˈɝdənɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of burden

Questions

How do you pronounce burdening?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝdənɪŋ/.
What does burdening mean?
present participle and gerund of burden

How to pronounce burdening

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