Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a breath

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a breath
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a breath

Questions

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

How to pronounce taking a breath

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