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tarnishing

/tˈɑɹnɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
tar-nish-ing
IPA
/tˈɑɹnɪʃɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tarnish

noun

The act by which something is tarnished.

Inflected Forms

tarnishings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tarnishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɑɹnɪʃɪŋ/.
What does tarnishing mean?
present participle and gerund of tarnish

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