Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuffing

/ˈkʌfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: cuff-ing
IPA: /ˈkʌfɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cuff

noun

The act by which somebody is cuffed or struck.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or process of placing handcuffs on a person.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I was able to remember that the method seemed right and natural to me in those days, I being born to it and unaware that elsewhere there were other methods; but I was also able to remember that those unresented cuffings made me sorry for the victim and ashamed for the punisher."

Usage

Inflected Forms

cuffings (plural)

Phrases

cuffing season

Rhymes With

stuffing diaper stuffing bluffing huffing buffing fluffing chuffing

Questions

How do you pronounce cuffing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌfɪŋ/.
What does cuffing mean?: present participle and gerund of cuff

How to pronounce cuffing

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