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hang by the eyelids

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
hang by the eyelids
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.

verb

To be in an unfinished condition; to be left incomplete.

Inflected Forms

hangs by the eyelids (present, singular) hanging by the eyelids (participle, present) hung by the eyelids (participle, past) hung by the eyelids (past)

Questions

What does hang by the eyelids mean?
To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.

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