Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting hold of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting hold of
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get hold of

Questions

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

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