Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeping counsel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
keep-ing -coun-sel
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of keep counsel

Questions

What does keeping counsel mean?
present participle and gerund of keep counsel

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