Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outstripping

/aʊtstɹˈɪpɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: out-strip-ping
IPA: /aʊtstɹˈɪpɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of outstrip

noun

The act or process of something being outstripped.

Example Sentences

"And these outstrippings and outmodings, they assert, were necessary and desirable, considering the internal limitations of the lyric form."

Inflected Forms

outstrippings (plural)

Rhymes With

shipping slipping flipping ripping skipping tipping tripping stripping dripping dipping whipping gripping

Questions

How do you pronounce outstripping?: The recorded pronunciation is /aʊtstɹˈɪpɪŋ/.
What does outstripping mean?: present participle and gerund of outstrip

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