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contending

/kəntˈɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
con-tend-ing
IPA
/kəntˈɛndɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of contend

noun

contention

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

contendings (plural)

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

Questions

How do you pronounce contending?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəntˈɛndɪŋ/.
What does contending mean?
present participle and gerund of contend

How to pronounce contending

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