Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging by a hair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing by a hair
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang by a hair

Questions

What does hanging by a hair mean?
present participle and gerund of hang by a hair

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