Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threading the needle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
thread-ing the nee-dle
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of thread the needle

Questions

What does threading the needle mean?
present participle and gerund of thread the needle

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