Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeping shtum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
keep-ing sh-tum
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of keep shtum

Questions

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

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