Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burgling

/bˈɝɡlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
bur-gling
IPA
/bˈɝɡlɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of burgle

Questions

How do you pronounce burgling?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝɡlɪŋ/.
What does burgling mean?
present participle and gerund of burgle

How to pronounce burgling

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bˈɝɡlɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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