Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrecking

/ɹˈɛkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: wreck-ing
IPA: /ɹˈɛkɪŋ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wreck

noun

The act by which something is wrecked.

noun

The taking of valuables from a shipwreck close to the shore.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The propriety of the dissolution, too, was speedily seen in the improved state of the public peace: for twelve years we hear little of Orange riots, and nothing of such burnings and wreckings as those of Maghera, Maghery, and Annahagh."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

wreckings (plural)

Phrases

wrecking amendment wrecking ball wrecking bar wrecking car wrecking pump wrecking yard

Synonyms

laying waste ruin ruining ruination razing

Rhymes With

checking trekking pecking decking

Questions

How do you pronounce wrecking?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛkɪŋ/.
What does wrecking mean?: present participle and gerund of wreck

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