Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

declawing

/diːˈklɔːwɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: de-claw-ing
IPA: /diːˈklɔːwɪŋ(ɡ)/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of declaw

noun

The surgical removal of claws.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"California joins New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island in banning declawing statewide, according to the Los Angeles Times. Several California cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berkeley, Burbank, Culver City, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, had previously enacted local bans, with West Hollywood becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to do so in 2003."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːˈklɔːwɪŋ(ɡ)/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

declawings (plural)

Synonyms

onychectomy

Questions

How do you pronounce declawing?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈklɔːwɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does declawing mean?: present participle and gerund of declaw

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