Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dropping someone a line

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
drop-ping -some-one a -line
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of drop someone a line

Questions

What does dropping someone a line mean?
present participle and gerund of drop someone a line

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