Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hitch-hiking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English

Syllables
hitch-hik-ing
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hitch-hike

Questions

What does hitch-hiking mean?
present participle and gerund of hitch-hike

How to pronounce hitch-hiking

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