Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

happening upon

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
hap-pen-ing upon
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of happen upon

Questions

What does happening upon mean?
present participle and gerund of happen upon

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