Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferreting

/fˈɛɹətɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
fer-ret-ing
IPA
/fˈɛɹətɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ferret

noun

Hunting with ferrets.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

ferret (tape used to tie documents)

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferretings (plural)

Rhymes With

inheriting meriting

Questions

How do you pronounce ferreting?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛɹətɪŋ/.
What does ferreting mean?
present participle and gerund of ferret

How to pronounce ferreting

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