Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clinging on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
cling-ing on
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cling on

Questions

What does clinging on mean?
present participle and gerund of cling on

How to pronounce clinging on

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