Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fine-tooth combing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
fine--tooth -comb-ing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fine-tooth comb

Questions

What does fine-tooth combing mean?
present participle and gerund of fine-tooth comb

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