demolishing

Questions about demolishing

What does demolishing mean?

demolishing means "complete destruction of a building".

How many syllables are in demolishing?

demolishing has 4 syllables: de-mo-li-shing. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /dɪˈmɑlɪʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for demolishing?

Close synonyms include razing, leveling, tearing down. 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 demolishing a common word?

demolishing 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.