Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a step back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a step back
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a step back

Questions

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

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