Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sits idly by

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
sit-s id-ly -by
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does sits idly by mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of sit idly by

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