Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underscoring

/ˌʌndɚskˈɔɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-scor-ing
IPA
/ˌʌndɚskˈɔɹɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underscore

noun

An underline.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

underscorings (plural)

Rhymes With

boring scoring exploring ignoring pouring restoring storing roaring soaring flooring snoring warring

Questions

How do you pronounce underscoring?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚskˈɔɹɪŋ/.
What does underscoring mean?
present participle and gerund of underscore

How to pronounce underscoring

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌʌndɚskˈɔɹɪŋ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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