Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unscrewing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: un-screw-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of unscrew

noun

The act by which something is unscrewed.

Example Sentences

"But this was a sadly lingering process, since there must be as many screwings and unscrewings as there are copies to be printed."

Inflected Forms

unscrewings (plural)

Questions

What does unscrewing mean?: present participle and gerund of unscrew

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