Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a stab at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a stab at
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a stab at

Questions

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

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