Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overreacting

/ˈoʊvɚɹiˌæktɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
over-re-act-ing
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚɹiˌæktɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overreact

Questions

How do you pronounce overreacting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚɹiˌæktɪŋ/.
What does overreacting mean?
present participle and gerund of overreact

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