Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hungering

/hˈʌŋɡɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
hun-ger-ing
IPA
/hˈʌŋɡɚɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hunger

noun

The condition of one who hungers.

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How do you pronounce hungering?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈʌŋɡɚɪŋ/.
What does hungering mean?
present participle and gerund of hunger

How to pronounce hungering

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