Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holds a candle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
hold-s a -can-dle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does holds a candle mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of hold a candle

How to pronounce holds a candle

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