contracting

What does contracting mean?

contracting means "becoming infected".

How many syllables are in contracting?

contracting has 3 syllables: con-trac-ting. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˈkɑntɹæktɪŋ/.

What is another word for contracting?

Close synonyms include catching. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is contracting a common word?

contracting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for contracting come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.