Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making a living

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing a liv-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make a living

Questions

What does making a living mean?
present participle and gerund of make a living

How to pronounce making a living

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