Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dabbing

/ˈdæbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: dab-bing
IPA: /ˈdæbɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dab

noun

The act by which something is dabbed.

Example Sentences

"About 10 o'clock A.M. the second dabbing or washing was repeated, and was this time extended above the knees. Two more dabbings followed in the course of the day […]"

Inflected Forms

dabbings (plural)

Synonyms

dab

Rhymes With

grabbing stabbing jabbing nabbing gabbing tabbing blabbing crabbing

Questions

How do you pronounce dabbing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdæbɪŋ/.
What does dabbing mean?: present participle and gerund of dab

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