Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speaking like a book

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
speak-ing -like a -book
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of speak like a book

Questions

What does speaking like a book mean?
present participle and gerund of speak like a book

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