Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait till the clouds roll by

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables: wait- til-l the -cloud-s rol-l -by
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

7

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To await more favourable circumstances.

Example Sentences

"At this crisis in the match Bradman and Hassett waited till the clouds rolled by."

Inflected Forms

waits till the clouds roll by (present, singular) waiting till the clouds roll by (participle, present) waited till the clouds roll by (participle, past) waited till the clouds roll by (past)

Questions

What does wait till the clouds roll by mean?: To await more favourable circumstances.

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