Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bussing

/bˈʌsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: bussing
IPA: /bˈʌsɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bus

verb

present participle and gerund of buss

noun

Alternative spelling of busing.

Uncountable

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Büssing.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Büssing

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Bussings (plural)

Derived Forms

antibussing

Rhymes With

discussing fussing cussing busing tussing

Questions

How do you pronounce bussing?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈʌsɪŋ/.
What does bussing mean?: present participle and gerund of bus
Where does bussing come from?: It is traced to German.

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