Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking serious

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing se-ri-ous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take serious

Questions

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

How to pronounce taking serious

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