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defaulting

/dɪfˈɔltɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
de-fault-ing
IPA
/dɪfˈɔltɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of default

noun

The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.

Inflected Forms

defaultings (plural)

Rhymes With

assaulting halting vaulting faulting salting malting exalting

Questions

How do you pronounce defaulting?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈɔltɪŋ/.
What does defaulting mean?
present participle and gerund of default

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