Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clefting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
cleft-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.

noun

The formation of a cleft sentence.

verb

present participle and gerund of cleft

Etymology

From cleft + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cleftings (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudoclefting

Frequently Paired Words

cleaving

Questions

What does clefting mean?
The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
Where does clefting come from?
From cleft + -ing.

How to pronounce clefting

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