Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unburdening

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: un-bur-den-ing
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of unburden

noun

The act by which one unburdens oneself.

Example Sentences

"Judges often became the recipients of spontaneous unburdenings, which could happen only when the tellers already trusted their listeners' discretion."

Inflected Forms

unburdenings (plural)

Questions

What does unburdening mean?: present participle and gerund of unburden

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