Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

understating

/ˈʌndɚstˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-stat-ing
IPA
/ˈʌndɚstˌeɪtɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of understate

Questions

How do you pronounce understating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚstˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does understating mean?
present participle and gerund of understate

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