Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clamming up

/klæ.mɪŋɡ.ʌp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
clam-ming up
IPA
/klæ.mɪŋɡ.ʌp/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of clam up

Questions

How do you pronounce clamming up?
The recorded pronunciation is /klæ.mɪŋɡ.ʌp/.
What does clamming up mean?
present participle and gerund of clam up

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