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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defoliating

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
de-fo-li-at-ing
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of defoliate

Derived Forms

nondefoliating

Questions

What does defoliating mean?
present participle and gerund of defoliate

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