Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gain steam

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
gain steam
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of gather steam.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gains steam (present, singular) gaining steam (participle, present) gained steam (participle, past) gained steam (past)

Synonyms

gather steam

Questions

What does gain steam mean?
Synonym of gather steam.

How to pronounce gain steam

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