Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deadheading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
dead-head-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of deadhead

noun

The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

deadheadings (plural)

Questions

What does deadheading mean?
present participle and gerund of deadhead

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