Speakur

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imprisoning

/ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
im-pris-on-ing
IPA
/ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of imprison

Questions

How do you pronounce imprisoning?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɹɪzənɪŋ/.
What does imprisoning mean?
present participle and gerund of imprison

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