Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a gander

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a -gan-der
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a gander

Questions

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

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