Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortifying

/fˈɔɹtɪfˌaɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
for-ti-fy-ing
IPA
/fˈɔɹtɪfˌaɪɪŋ/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fortify

noun

The process by which something is fortified.

Etymology

From fortify + -ing.

Inflected Forms

fortifyings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce fortifying?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɔɹtɪfˌaɪɪŋ/.
What does fortifying mean?
present participle and gerund of fortify
Where does fortifying come from?
From fortify + -ing.

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