Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterboarding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-board-ing
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of waterboard

Etymology

Etymology tree English waterboard Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English waterboarding From waterboard + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

waterboardings (plural)

Questions

What does waterboarding mean?: A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.
Where does waterboarding come from?: Etymology tree English waterboard Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English waterboarding From waterboard + -ing.

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