Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking hostage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing hostage
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take hostage

Questions

What does taking hostage mean?
present participle and gerund of take hostage

How to pronounce taking hostage

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