Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding onto

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing on-to
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold onto

Questions

What does holding onto mean?
present participle and gerund of hold onto

How to pronounce holding onto

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