Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

facing up to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
fac-ing up -to
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of face up to

Questions

What does facing up to mean?
present participle and gerund of face up to

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