Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setting afire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
set-ting afire
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of set afire

Questions

What does setting afire mean?
present participle and gerund of set afire

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