Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

criminalizing

/kɹˈɪmənəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
crim-i-nal-iz-ing
IPA
/kɹˈɪmənəlˌaɪzɪŋ/
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of criminalize

Questions

How do you pronounce criminalizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɪmənəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does criminalizing mean?
present participle and gerund of criminalize

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