Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leaking like a sieve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
leak-ing -like a sieve
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of leak like a sieve

Questions

What does leaking like a sieve mean?
present participle and gerund of leak like a sieve

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