Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wreaking

/ɹˈikɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: wreak-ing
IPA: /ɹˈikɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wreak

noun

The act by which something is wreaked.

Example Sentences

"the wreakings of revenge"
"wreakings of the vengeance of a wrathful God against His own creatures"

Inflected Forms

wreakings (plural)

Rhymes With

speaking seeking freaking leaking sneaking tweaking peaking peeking shrieking creaking streaking critiquing

Questions

How do you pronounce wreaking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈikɪŋ/.
What does wreaking mean?: present participle and gerund of wreak

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