Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preoccupying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
pre-oc-cu-py-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of preoccupy

Questions

What does preoccupying mean?
present participle and gerund of preoccupy

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