Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preying upon

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
prey-ing upon
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of prey upon

Questions

What does preying upon mean?
present participle and gerund of prey upon

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