How to Pronounce Looting

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

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Syllables

7

Letters

LOOT-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “looting”

"looting" has 2 syllables: loot-ing. It rhymes with disputing and refuting, if that helps it stick.

What does looting mean?

verb

  1. To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.

    “1833 "Gunganarian, the leader of the Chooars, continues his system of looting and murder", The asiatic Journal and monthly register for British India and its Dependencies Black, Parbury & Allen, p. 66.”

  2. To steal from.

    “to loot a temple for valuables”

noun

  1. The act of stealing during a general disturbance.

    “During the looting, the mob stole everything they could and then set fire to the buildings.”

Words that rhyme with looting

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

disputingrefutingcommutingconstitutingshootingcomputingflutingfruitingrootinglutingbootingovershooting

Related words

robberyplunderingrobplunderpillageraidingtheftrobbing

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "looting"?▾

"Looting" has 2 syllables: loot · ing.

What does "looting" mean?▾

Looting: To steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence.

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