Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chipping away

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
chip-ping -away
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chip away

Questions

What does chipping away mean?
present participle and gerund of chip away

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