Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging over someone's head

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing over -some-one's -head
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang over someone's head

Questions

What does hanging over someone's head mean?
present participle and gerund of hang over someone's head

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