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patrolling

/pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
pa-trolling
IPA
/pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of patrol

noun

The act of going on patrol.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
  • British English: /pəˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

patrollings (plural)

Rhymes With

rolling controlling bowling polling scrolling trolling enrolling strolling growling tolling consoling extolling

Questions

How do you pronounce patrolling?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/.
What does patrolling mean?
present participle and gerund of patrol

How to pronounce patrolling

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