Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

had one's finger on the trigger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
had one's fin-ger on the trig-ger
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the trigger

Questions

What does had one's finger on the trigger mean?
simple past and past participle of have one's finger on the trigger

How to pronounce had one's finger on the trigger

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “had one's finger on the trigger”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “had one's finger on the trigger”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “had one's finger on the trigger” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.