Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

the line is busy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
the -line is busy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Indicates that the telephone line is busy.

Questions

What does the line is busy mean?
Indicates that the telephone line is busy.

How to pronounce the line is busy

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