Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging in the balance

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing in the bal-ance
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang in the balance

Questions

What does hanging in the balance mean?
present participle and gerund of hang in the balance

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