Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reaving

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: reav-ing
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of reave

noun

An act of pillage or plunder.

Example Sentences

"It was then as much the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments, as the Border country itself."

Inflected Forms

rieving (alternative, archaic) reavings (plural)

Questions

What does reaving mean?: present participle and gerund of reave

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