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handcuffing

/hˈændkˌʌfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
hand-cuff-ing
IPA
/hˈændkˌʌfɪŋ/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of handcuff

noun

The act by which somebody is handcuffed.

Inflected Forms

handcuffings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce handcuffing?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈændkˌʌfɪŋ/.
What does handcuffing mean?
present participle and gerund of handcuff

How to pronounce handcuffing

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