Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overshadowing

/ˈoʊvɚʃˈædoʊɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
over-shad-ow-ing
IPA
/ˈoʊvɚʃˈædoʊɪŋ/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of overshadow

noun

A dominating shadow or malign influence.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

overshadowings (plural)

Phrases

diagnostic overshadowing verbal overshadowing

Rhymes With

shadowing foreshadowing

Questions

How do you pronounce overshadowing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚʃˈædoʊɪŋ/.
What does overshadowing mean?
present participle and gerund of overshadow

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