Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oppressing

/əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
op-press-ing
IPA
/əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

oppressive

verb

present participle and gerund of oppress

Inflected Forms

more oppressing (comparative) most oppressing (superlative)

Derived Forms

oppressingly unoppressing

Rhymes With

dressing pressing blessing addressing expressing guessing depressing messing assessing possessing progressing stressing

Questions

How do you pronounce oppressing?
The recorded pronunciation is /əpɹˈɛsɪŋ/.
What does oppressing mean?
oppressive

How to pronounce oppressing

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