Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottoning on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cot-ton-ing on
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cotton on

Questions

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

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