Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravaging

/ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.49 in modern English

Syllables: rav-aging
IPA: /ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ravage

noun

The act by which something is ravaged.

Example Sentences

"I […] had seen how the most flourishing provinces of Germany were reduced to the most miserable condition that ever any country in the world was, by the ravagings of soldiers […]"

Inflected Forms

ravagings (plural)

Synonyms

devastation

Rhymes With

savaging

Questions

How do you pronounce ravaging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈævɪdʒɪŋ/.
What does ravaging mean?: present participle and gerund of ravage

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