Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding for ransom

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing -for ran-som
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold for ransom

Questions

What does holding for ransom mean?
present participle and gerund of hold for ransom

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