Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grimacing

/ɡɹˈɪməsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: gri-mac-ing
IPA: /ɡɹˈɪməsɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of grimace

noun

The act of making a grimace.

Example Sentences

"The next morning Oswald stopped short in the middle of his shaving, which in his case involved the most tortuous deflections and grimacings."

Inflected Forms

grimacings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce grimacing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹˈɪməsɪŋ/.
What does grimacing mean?: present participle and gerund of grimace

How to pronounce grimacing

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