Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

busing

/ˈbʌsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: bus-ing
IPA: /ˈbʌsɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bus

noun

The transportation of schoolchildren, by bus, to schools in other neighbourhoods in order to alleviate social inequalities or to achieve racial integration.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bussing (alternative)

Derived Forms

antibusing

Rhymes With

discussing fussing cussing bussing tussing

Questions

How do you pronounce busing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌsɪŋ/.
What does busing mean?: present participle and gerund of bus

How to pronounce busing

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