Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a number

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a num-ber
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a number

Questions

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

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