Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swindling

/swˈɪndlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: swin-dling
IPA: /swˈɪndlɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of swindle

noun

The act by which somebody is swindled.

Example Sentences

"[…] the jails were larger and fuller, the number of murders was incomparably greater, the thefts and swindlings in the old country were a bagatelle to the large depredations there […]"

Inflected Forms

swindlings (plural)

Rhymes With

kindling rekindling pindling

Questions

How do you pronounce swindling?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈɪndlɪŋ/.
What does swindling mean?: present participle and gerund of swindle

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