Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tabooing

/təˈbuːɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: taboo-ing
IPA: /təˈbuːɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of taboo

noun

The imposition of a taboo.

Example Sentences

"It is to be desired that in prison and police stations complete lists should be made out of the tabooings upon criminals, especially young prisoners who have not attained full development […]"

Inflected Forms

tabooings (plural)

Synonyms

tabooization tabooification

Questions

How do you pronounce tabooing?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈbuːɪŋ/.
What does tabooing mean?: present participle and gerund of taboo

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