Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a bead on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a bead- on
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a bead on

Questions

What does taking a bead on mean?
present participle and gerund of take a bead on

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