Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breathing down someone's neck

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
breath-ing -down -some-one's -neck
IPA
43
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
6
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of breathe down someone's neck

Questions

What does breathing down someone's neck mean?
present participle and gerund of breathe down someone's neck

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