Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setting alight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
set-ting a-light
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of set alight

Questions

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

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