Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pencilling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
pen-cilling
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pencil

British usage

noun

A sketch or mark made in pencil.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does pencilling mean?
present participle and gerund of pencil

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