Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontificating

/pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
pon-tif-i-cat-ing
IPA
/pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪtɪŋ/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pontificate

noun

Synonym of pontification.

Countable; Uncountable

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Questions

How do you pronounce pontificating?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑntˈɪfəkˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does pontificating mean?
present participle and gerund of pontificate

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