Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottoned on to

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
cot-toned on -to
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does cottoned on to mean?
simple past and past participle of cotton on to

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