How do you pronounce portending?

The recorded pronunciation is /pɔɹtˈɛndɪŋ/.

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portending

/pɔɹtˈɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

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present participle and gerund of portend

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

How do you pronounce portending?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɔɹtˈɛndɪŋ/.
What does portending mean?: present participle and gerund of portend

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