Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flecking

/ˈflɛkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: fleck-ing
IPA: /ˈflɛkɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fleck

noun

A flecked pattern.

Example Sentences

"Hind wings crossed by four parallel, nearly straight series of slender interrupted fleckings, subparallel to the outer margin […]"

Inflected Forms

fleckings (plural)

Rhymes With

checking pecking decking hecking

Questions

How do you pronounce flecking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflɛkɪŋ/.
What does flecking mean?: present participle and gerund of fleck

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