Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding back on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.86 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing back- on
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold back on

Questions

What does holding back on mean?
present participle and gerund of hold back on

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