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syllabizing

syllabizing is the present participle and gerund of syllabize.

Meaning of syllabize

Verb

syllabize (third-person singular simple present syllabizes, present participle syllabizing, simple past and past participle syllabized)

  1. (transitive) To syllabify.
    • No pupil who will syllabize and pronounce carefully will misspell such words as "accommodate" and "professor."1920, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, The Classical Journal, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, page 361

Questions about syllabizing

What is syllabizing the present participle and gerund of?
Syllabizing is the present participle and gerund of syllabize.

Words near syllabizing in the dictionary

  1. syllabization
  2. syllabizations
  3. syllabize
  4. syllabized
  5. syllabizes
  6. syllabizing
  7. syllable
  8. syllable timing
  9. syllable weight
  10. syllable weights
  11. syllable-timed

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