Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pilfering

/pˈɪlfɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
pil-fer-ing
IPA
/pˈɪlfɚɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pilfer

noun

The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.

Inflected Forms

pilferings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pilfering?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɪlfɚɪŋ/.
What does pilfering mean?
present participle and gerund of pilfer

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