Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting the hang of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting the hang of
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get the hang of

Questions

What does getting the hang of mean?
present participle and gerund of get the hang of

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