Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interrupting

/ˌɪntɚˈʌptɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
in-ter-rupt-ing
IPA
/ˌɪntɚˈʌptɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of interrupt

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How do you pronounce interrupting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚˈʌptɪŋ/.
What does interrupting mean?
present participle and gerund of interrupt

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