Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asking for

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English

Syllables
ask-ing -for
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ask for

Questions

What does asking for mean?
present participle and gerund of ask for

How to pronounce asking for

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