protecting

1. 1.

   shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort

   “the protecting blanket of snow”

   “a protecting alibi”

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Questions about protecting

What does protecting mean?

protecting means "shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort".

How many syllables are in protecting?

protecting has 3 syllables: pro-tec-ting. The stress falls on "tec". In IPA it is /pɹəˈtɛktɪŋ/.

Is protecting a common word?

protecting is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with protecting?

1 word rhymes with protecting. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.