Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dueling

/dˈulɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: du-el-ing
IPA: /dˈulɪŋ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of duel

noun

The act of taking part in a duel.

Inflected Forms

duelling (alternative) duelings (plural)

Homonyms

dooling

Rhymes With

ruling cooling schooling fooling fueling drooling pooling tooling fuelling retooling huling dooling

Questions

How do you pronounce dueling?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈulɪŋ/.
What does dueling mean?: present participle and gerund of duel

How to pronounce dueling

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