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deferring

/dɪfˈɝɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
de-fer-ring
IPA
/dɪfˈɝɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of defer

noun

deferral

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

deferrings (plural)

Rhymes With

referring occurring transferring recurring stirring preferring blurring incurring conferring purring deterring inferring

Questions

How do you pronounce deferring?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪfˈɝɪŋ/.
What does deferring mean?
present participle and gerund of defer

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