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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paralyzing

/pˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
par-a-lyz-ing
IPA
/pˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That paralyzes.

verb

present participle and gerund of paralyze

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more paralyzing (comparative) most paralyzing (superlative) paralysing (alternative)

Derived Forms

paralyzingly

Rhymes With

sterilizing

Questions

How do you pronounce paralyzing?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does paralyzing mean?
That paralyzes.

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