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skirmishing

/skˈɝmɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
skir-mish-ing
IPA
/skˈɝmɪʃɪŋ/
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of skirmish

noun

A brief battle; a skirmish.

Inflected Forms

skirmishings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce skirmishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /skˈɝmɪʃɪŋ/.
What does skirmishing mean?
present participle and gerund of skirmish

How to pronounce skirmishing

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