Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retaliating

/ɹɪtˈæliˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
re-tal-i-at-ing
IPA
/ɹɪtˈæliˌeɪtɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of retaliate

Questions

How do you pronounce retaliating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪtˈæliˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does retaliating mean?
present participle and gerund of retaliate

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