Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottoning on to

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cot-ton-ing on -to
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cotton on to

Questions

What does cottoning on to mean?
present participle and gerund of cotton on to

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