Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

excavating

/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
ex-ca-vat-ing
IPA
/ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtɪŋ/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of excavate

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Questions

How do you pronounce excavating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛkskəvˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does excavating mean?
present participle and gerund of excavate

How to pronounce excavating

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