Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sitting idly by

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.92 in modern English

Syllables
sit-ting id-ly -by
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of sit idly by

Questions

What does sitting idly by mean?
present participle and gerund of sit idly by

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