Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defunding

/difˈʌndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables: de-fund-ing
IPA: /difˈʌndɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of defund

noun

An instance of something being defunded; withdrawal of funds.

Example Sentences

"So Republicans are planning instead a strategy of “defunding” the new health law."

Inflected Forms

defundings (plural)

Synonyms

unfunding

Rhymes With

funding refunding

Questions

How do you pronounce defunding?: The recorded pronunciation is /difˈʌndɪŋ/.
What does defunding mean?: present participle and gerund of defund

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