Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

equivocating

/ɪkwˈɪvəkˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: equiv-o-cat-ing
IPA: /ɪkwˈɪvəkˌeɪtɪŋ/

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of equivocate

Example Sentences

"Taken off his guard by a question so abrupt, yet, at the same time, not in the least equivocating, viewing deeply the consequences and unpleasant effects that might arise were he to reply by an affirmative, he hesitated not to give a positive denial, asserting that such an idea had never entered his thoughts."

Derived Forms

equivocatingly nonequivocating

Questions

How do you pronounce equivocating?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkwˈɪvəkˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does equivocating mean?: present participle and gerund of equivocate

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