Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the fifth

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the -fifth
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the Fifth

verb

present participle and gerund of take the fifth

Questions

What does taking the fifth mean?
present participle and gerund of take the Fifth

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