How do you pronounce kidnaping?

The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪdnˌæpɪŋ/.

kidnaping

/kˈɪdnˌæpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

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verb

present participle and gerund of kidnap

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verb

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noun

American usage

"(Tan Chia--all bracketed names phonetic), a 62-year-old woman of (Yu Lu) village exposed the crime of the kidnaping of her daughter (Ka Ti) and the snatching away of a number of hogs from Kangpa [translating 崗巴 /岗巴 (Gǎngbā)] county by Indian troops on 29 May this year."

kidnapings (plural)

kidnapping

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