Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a listen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a lis-ten
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a listen

Questions

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

How to pronounce taking a listen

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