Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enslaving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: en-slav-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of enslave

noun

An enslavement.

Example Sentences

"And the manifold evils which have filled the world for these thousands of years — the murders, enslavings, and robberies — the tyrannies of rulers, the oppressions of class, the persecutions of sect and party […]"

Inflected Forms

enslavings (plural)

Questions

What does enslaving mean?: present participle and gerund of enslave

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