Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touching wood

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
touch-ing -wood
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of touch wood

Questions

What does touching wood mean?
present participle and gerund of touch wood

How to pronounce touching wood

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