How do you pronounce defecting?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈɛktɪŋ/.

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defecting

/dɪfˈɛktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

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present participle and gerund of defect

nondefecting

expecting protecting collecting connecting affecting reflecting directing selecting respecting rejecting self-respecting projecting

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