Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carried a torch for

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
car-ried a -torch -for
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does carried a torch for mean?
simple past and past participle of carry a torch for

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