Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing short
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold short

Questions

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

How to pronounce holding short

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