Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chickening

/tʃˈɪkənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
chick-en-ing
IPA
/tʃˈɪkənɪŋ/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chicken

Rhymes With

sickening thickening quickening

Questions

How do you pronounce chickening?
The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɪkənɪŋ/.
What does chickening mean?
present participle and gerund of chicken

How to pronounce chickening

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