Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeping the lights on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.43 in modern English

Syllables
keep-ing the -light-s on
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of keep the lights on

Questions

What does keeping the lights on mean?
present participle and gerund of keep the lights on

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