Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottoned on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables
cot-toned on
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of cotton on

Questions

What does cottoned on mean?
simple past and past participle of cotton on

How to pronounce cottoned on

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