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hounding

/ˈhaʊndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
hound-ing
IPA
/ˈhaʊndɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hound

noun

Pursuit, especially when persistent or relentless.

noun

The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder. Proto-Germanic *hundaz Proto-West Germanic *hund Old English hund Middle English hound English hound English -ing English hounding From hound + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

houndings (plural)

Derived Forms

rockhounding

Rhymes With

surrounding founding sounding pounding astounding rounding grounding compounding resounding rebounding confounding bounding

Questions

How do you pronounce hounding?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaʊndɪŋ/.
What does hounding mean?
present participle and gerund of hound
Where does hounding come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓder. Proto-Germanic *hundaz Proto-West Germanic *hund Old English hund Middle English hound English hound English -ing English hounding From hound + -ing.

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