Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reoffending

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-of-fend-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of reoffend

Example Sentences

"In the review of Cheung’s bail status on March 15, Senior Counsel Lawrence Lok mentioned the pregnancy of Cheung’s wife as one of the reasons why the activist had “minimal chances” of re-offending or continuing to offend against the Beijing-imposed security law."

Questions

What does reoffending mean?: present participle and gerund of reoffend

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