Speakur

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obscuring

/əbskjˈʊɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
ob-scur-ing
IPA
/əbskjˈʊɹɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of obscure

noun

The process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

obscurings (plural)

Derived Forms

obscuringly

Rhymes With

during ensuring securing touring enduring reassuring curing turing maturing assuring alluring procuring

Questions

How do you pronounce obscuring?
The recorded pronunciation is /əbskjˈʊɹɪŋ/.
What does obscuring mean?
present participle and gerund of obscure

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