Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shunting

/ʃˈʌntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
shunt-ing
IPA
/ʃˈʌntɪŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of shunt

noun

The connection of an electrical component in parallel with another, the current being divided between them.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The manipulation of railway rolling stock into different combinations or onto different tracks.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Arbitrage conducted between certain local markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in foreign arbitrage.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shuntings (plural)

Phrases

shunting engine shunting neck shunting signal shunting-yard algorithm

Rhymes With

hunting confronting bunting fronting grunting blunting affronting

Questions

How do you pronounce shunting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈʌntɪŋ/.
What does shunting mean?
present participle and gerund of shunt

How to pronounce shunting

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