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rivaling

/ɹˈaɪvəlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
ri-val-ing
IPA
/ɹˈaɪvəlɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rival

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

rivalling (alternative, UK)

Questions

How do you pronounce rivaling?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈaɪvəlɪŋ/.
What does rivaling mean?
present participle and gerund of rival

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