Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bushwhacking

/bˈʊʃwˌækɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: bush-whack-ing
IPA: /bˈʊʃwˌækɪŋ/

30

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress.

noun

Fighting as a guerrilla, especially in wooded country.

noun

Criticizing on policies and stances by George W. Bush.

verb

present participle and gerund of bushwhack

Inflected Forms

bushwhackings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bushwhack bushwhacker

Questions

How do you pronounce bushwhacking?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʊʃwˌækɪŋ/.
What does bushwhacking mean?: Travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress.

How to pronounce bushwhacking

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