Speakur

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dictating

/dˈɪktˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
dic-tat-ing
IPA
/dˈɪktˌeɪtɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dictate

Derived Forms

dictatingly undictating

Questions

How do you pronounce dictating?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪktˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does dictating mean?
present participle and gerund of dictate

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