Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a fancy to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a -fan-cy -to
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a fancy to

Questions

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

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