Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decimating

/dˈɛsəmˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
dec-i-mat-ing
IPA
/dˈɛsəmˌeɪtɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of decimate

Questions

How do you pronounce decimating?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛsəmˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does decimating mean?
present participle and gerund of decimate

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