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earthshaking

/ˈɝθʃˌeɪkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
earth-shak-ing
IPA
/ˈɝθʃˌeɪkɪŋ/
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud.

adj

Of global consequence or importance.

Etymology

From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).

Inflected Forms

more earthshaking (comparative) most earthshaking (superlative) earth-shaking (alternative) earth shaking (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

earthshakingly

Synonyms

earthshattering * epoch-making world-shaking world-shattering

Questions

How do you pronounce earthshaking?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɝθʃˌeɪkɪŋ/.
What does earthshaking mean?
Causing the earth to vibrate; very loud.
Where does earthshaking come from?
From earth + shaking as a calque of Ancient Greek ἐννοσίγαιος (ennosígaios), ἐνοσίχθων (enosíkhthōn).

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