Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding a candle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing a -can-dle
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold a candle

Questions

What does holding a candle mean?
present participle and gerund of hold a candle

How to pronounce holding a candle

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