Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waited in the wings

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables
wait-ed in the wings
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does waited in the wings mean?
simple past and past participle of wait in the wings

How to pronounce waited in the wings

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