Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ravishing

/ɹˈævɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
rav-ish-ing
IPA
/ɹˈævɪʃɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ravish

noun

An act of ravishment.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more ravishing (comparative) most ravishing (superlative) ravishings (plural)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce ravishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈævɪʃɪŋ/.
What does ravishing mean?
Extremely beautiful

How to pronounce ravishing

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