shunning
/ˈʃʌnɪŋ/noun, verb
shunning is spelled S-H-U-N-N-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shunning means “The act by which something is shunned; avoidance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shunning is shunnings.
How many letters and syllables are in shunning?
| Letters | 8: S-H-U-N-N-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is shunning?
Shunning appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shunning?
- /ˈʃʌnɪŋ/
Shunning has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-StalJosA-Shunning.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shunning
- shunnings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shunning mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act by which something is shunned; avoidance.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of shun
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).