Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dwarfing

/dwˈɔɹfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: dwarf-ing
IPA: /dwˈɔɹfɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dwarf

noun

The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Such intentional dwarfings of the human figure can carry different political valences, depending on the work that frames them."

Usage

Inflected Forms

dwarfings (plural)

Rhymes With

morphing

Questions

How do you pronounce dwarfing?: The recorded pronunciation is /dwˈɔɹfɪŋ/.
What does dwarfing mean?: present participle and gerund of dwarf

How to pronounce dwarfing

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