Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeping a close watch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
keep-ing a -close watch
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of keep a close watch

Questions

What does keeping a close watch mean?
present participle and gerund of keep a close watch

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