Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setting the bar

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
set-ting the bar
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of set the bar

Questions

What does setting the bar mean?
present participle and gerund of set the bar

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