Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting a hold of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting a hold of
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get a hold of

Questions

What does getting a hold of mean?
present participle and gerund of get a hold of

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