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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

death-bearing

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
death-bear-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bringing or carrying death; deadly; destructive

Example Sentences

Etymology

From death + bearing. Compare Old English dēaþbǣre, cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”).

Inflected Forms

more death-bearing (comparative) most death-bearing (superlative)

Rhymes With

wearing sharing bearing caring staring tearing daring pairing airing swearing glaring baring

Questions

What does death-bearing mean?
Bringing or carrying death; deadly; destructive
Where does death-bearing come from?
From death + bearing. Compare Old English dēaþbǣre, cwealmbǣre (literally “death-bearing”).

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