Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protesting

/pɹətˈɛstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: protest-ing
IPA: /pɹətˈɛstɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of protest

noun

Example Sentences

"1599, William Shakespeare (attributed), The Passionate Pilgrim, [Poem 7], Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings."
"Are not Vows binding, do we mock the Gods, When our Protestings summon ’em to Witness, Whether our Words keep measure with our Hearts?"
"I’ve known more way made in a woman’s grace By such confederate arts, than could be won By a long siege of amorous enginry, Soft flatteries, sighs, protestings infinite, And all the fervor of impatient love."

Inflected Forms

protestings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonprotesting protestingly unprotesting

Rhymes With

testing suggesting investing resting requesting arresting nesting contesting molesting ingesting digesting vesting

Questions

How do you pronounce protesting?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹətˈɛstɪŋ/.
What does protesting mean?: present participle and gerund of protest

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