Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

card-playing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: card--play-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

s

preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

Example Sentences

"led a dissipated life"
"a betting man"
"a card-playing son of a bitch"
"a gambling fool"
"sporting gents and their ladies"

Synonyms

dissipated betting sporting gambling

Questions

What does card-playing mean?: preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

How to pronounce card-playing

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