Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the reins

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the reins
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the reins

Questions

What does taking the reins mean?
present participle and gerund of take the reins

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