Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

treading in someone's footsteps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
tread-ing in -some-one's -foot-steps
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tread in someone's footsteps

Questions

What does treading in someone's footsteps mean?
present participle and gerund of tread in someone's footsteps

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