Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-expecting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
half--ex-pect-ing
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of half-expect

Questions

What does half-expecting mean?
present participle and gerund of half-expect

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