Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backing off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
back-ing off
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of back off

Questions

What does backing off mean?
present participle and gerund of back off

How to pronounce backing off

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