Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mothballing

/mˈɔθbˈɔlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: moth-balling
IPA: /mˈɔθbˈɔlɪŋ/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mothball

noun

The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

mothballings (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mothballing?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɔθbˈɔlɪŋ/.
What does mothballing mean?: present participle and gerund of mothball

How to pronounce mothballing

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