How to Pronounce Bodging

To pronounce "bodging", say BODG-ing — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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2

Syllables

7

Letters

BODG-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “bodging”

"bodging" has 2 syllables: bodg-ing.

What does bodging mean?

verb

  1. To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.

    “All the actions of his life are like so many things bodged in without any natural cadence or connexion at all. — (A book of characters, selected from the writings of Overbury, Earle, and Butler, Thomas Overbury and John Earle, 1865)”

  2. To work green wood using traditional country methods; to perform the craft of a bodger.

noun

  1. Traditional craft of turning wood for chair legs, braces, etc.

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How many syllables are in "bodging"?▾

"Bodging" has 2 syllables: bodg · ing.

What does "bodging" mean?▾

Bodging: To do a clumsy or inelegant job, usually as a temporary repair; mend, patch up, repair.

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