Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onsetting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: on-set-ting
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An onset; a beginning.

Obsolete

verb

present participle and gerund of onset

Example Sentences

"Etymological figures are sundry kinds of changings, and outcastings, or onsettings, of breathsounds and clippings, in the forms of words."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

onsettings (plural)

Questions

What does onsetting mean?: An onset; a beginning.

How to pronounce onsetting

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