Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deriding

/dɪɹˈaɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
de-rid-ing
IPA
/dɪɹˈaɪdɪŋ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of deride

noun

An act of derision.

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How do you pronounce deriding?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪɹˈaɪdɪŋ/.
What does deriding mean?
present participle and gerund of deride

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