Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking someone's breath away

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing -some-one's breath -away
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take someone's breath away

Questions

What does taking someone's breath away mean?
present participle and gerund of take someone's breath away

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