Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging onto

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing on-to
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang onto

Questions

What does hanging onto mean?
present participle and gerund of hang onto

How to pronounce hanging onto

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