Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prevaricating

/pɹəvˈɛɹəkeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
pre-var-i-cat-ing
IPA
/pɹəvˈɛɹəkeɪtɪŋ/
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prevaricate

Questions

How do you pronounce prevaricating?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəvˈɛɹəkeɪtɪŋ/.
What does prevaricating mean?
present participle and gerund of prevaricate

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