Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cooping

/ˈkuːpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: coop-ing
IPA: /ˈkuːpɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of coop

noun

The practice of forcing unwilling participants to vote, often several times over, for a particular candidate in an election.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The restriction (1835) of the time of voting to one day reduced the practice of cooping."
"Cooping, the political version of the shanghai, involved kidnapping citizens […]"
"The Tories also engaged in "cooping," intimidating people into voting Tory."
"Since then, there have been many other theories, including death from delirium tremens, mugging, and "cooping" (the electioneering practice of kidnapping and holding people in rooms, plying them with alcohol and/or opium and then forcing them to vote repeatedly at different locations)."

Usage

Uncountable

Rhymes With

grouping swooping drooping stooping hooping

Questions

How do you pronounce cooping?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkuːpɪŋ/.
What does cooping mean?: present participle and gerund of coop

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