Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gung

/ɡˈʌŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: gung
IPA: /ɡˈʌŋ/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.

Obsolete

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

gungs (plural)

Phrases

gung ho

Frequently Paired Words

gung ho

Rhymes With

young among tongue hung lung sung kung swung chung sprung flung strung

Questions

How do you pronounce gung?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈʌŋ/.
What does gung mean?: Alternative form of gong: an outhouse.

How to pronounce gung

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