Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurrying up and waiting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables
hur-ry-ing up and wait-ing
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hurry up and wait

Questions

What does hurrying up and waiting mean?
present participle and gerund of hurry up and wait

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