Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whelping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
whelp-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of whelp

noun

An act of an animal whelping; an act of giving birth to young.

Inflected Forms

whelpings (plural)

Phrases

whelping ice

Frequently Paired Words

whelping ice

Questions

What does whelping mean?
present participle and gerund of whelp

How to pronounce whelping

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