Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overturning

/ˈoʊvɚtˌɝnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: over-turn-ing
IPA: /ˈoʊvɚtˌɝnɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act by which something is overturned.

verb

present participle and gerund of overturn

Example Sentences

"But after that there were three general overturnings before Christ came, in the succession of the three great monarchies of the world, after the Babylonish empire."

Inflected Forms

overturnings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce overturning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈoʊvɚtˌɝnɪŋ/.
What does overturning mean?: The act by which something is overturned.

How to pronounce overturning

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