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construing

/kənˈstɹuːɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
con-stru-ing
IPA
/kənˈstɹuːɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of construe

noun

The act of one who construes.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

construings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce construing?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈstɹuːɪŋ/.
What does construing mean?
present participle and gerund of construe

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