Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiding one's light under a bushel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
hid-ing one's -light un-der a bushel
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hide one's light under a bushel

Questions

What does hiding one's light under a bushel mean?
present participle and gerund of hide one's light under a bushel

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