Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dissuading

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: dis-suad-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dissuade

noun

Example Sentences

"It might have been a good thing if he had, unsuited as he was physically, but the mood passed easily under fraternal dissuadings and a feeling of duty toward his father."

Inflected Forms

dissuadings (plural)

Questions

What does dissuading mean?: present participle and gerund of dissuade

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