Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

raspberrying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rasp-ber-ry-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of gathering raspberries.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of raspberry

Example Sentences

"The thought of July raspberrying brings recollections of heat, bugs, thorns, dead brush, nettles, and great stalks of wild tiger lilies scattered among the brambles."
"Sitting down is the secret of good raspberrying. It is also easier on your pants and nerves, by the way. Raspberries call for a sitting posture."
"During July and August, church, Sunday School, and prayer meeting returned, and there were strawberrying, swimming, the Pondlily Walk, blueberrying, raspberrying, blackberrying, […]"

Etymology

From raspberry + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: raspberry

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

bilberrying blackberrying blueberrying strawberrying

Questions

What does raspberrying mean?: The act of gathering raspberries.
Where does raspberrying come from?: From raspberry + -ing.

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