Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunfighting

/ɡˈʌnfˌaɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
gun-fight-ing
IPA
/ɡˈʌnfˌaɪtɪŋ/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

combat with guns

Uncountable

Etymology

From gun + fighting.

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce gunfighting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʌnfˌaɪtɪŋ/.
What does gunfighting mean?
combat with guns
Where does gunfighting come from?
From gun + fighting.

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