Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand-sling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: hand-s-ling
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

in the madison, the act of propelling one's teammate into the race by linking hands

Inflected Forms

hand-slings (plural) handsling (alternative) hand sling (alternative)

Questions

What does hand-sling mean?: in the madison, the act of propelling one's teammate into the race by linking hands

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