Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skyscraping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
skyscrap-ing
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper.

noun

The construction of skyscrapers.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From sky + scraping.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more skyscraping (comparative) most skyscraping (superlative) sky-scraping (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does skyscraping mean?
Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper.
Where does skyscraping come from?
From sky + scraping.

How to pronounce skyscraping

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