Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kittening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kit-ten-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The giving birth of kittens.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of kitten

Example Sentences

Etymology

From kitten + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

kittenings (plural)

Questions

What does kittening mean?
The giving birth of kittens.
Where does kittening come from?
From kitten + -ing.

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