Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a breather

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a breather
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a breather

Questions

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

How to pronounce taking a breather

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