Speakur

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despising

/dɪspˈaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
de-spis-ing
IPA
/dɪspˈaɪzɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of despise

noun

An act of despising.

Inflected Forms

despisings (plural)

Synonyms

despisal

Rhymes With

rising surprising comprising uprising arising advising sizing revising devising disguising unsurprising chastising

Questions

How do you pronounce despising?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪspˈaɪzɪŋ/.
What does despising mean?
present participle and gerund of despise

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