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chumming

/ˈt͡ʃʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
chum-ming
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃʌmɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chum

noun

The use of a lit aeroplane to draw enemy fire so that the enemy can be destroyed by another aeroplane whose lights are off.

Uncountable

Usage

Rhymes With

coming becoming plumbing humming drumming cumming bumming gumming mumming

Questions

How do you pronounce chumming?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃʌmɪŋ/.
What does chumming mean?
present participle and gerund of chum

How to pronounce chumming

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