Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weeding out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: weed-ing out
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of weed out.

Example Sentences

"As to the future, it is evident that, before many years have elapsed, there will have been a drastic weeding-out of even comparatively modern designs which do not conform to British Railways standards."

Questions

What does weeding out mean?: present participle and gerund of weed out.

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