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obstructing

/əbstɹˈʌktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
ob-struct-ing
IPA
/əbstɹˈʌktɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of obstruct

Inflected Forms

more obstructing (comparative) most obstructing (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonobstructing obstructingly

Rhymes With

conducting constructing instructing reconstructing abducting deducting destructing

Questions

How do you pronounce obstructing?
The recorded pronunciation is /əbstɹˈʌktɪŋ/.
What does obstructing mean?
present participle and gerund of obstruct

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