Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cottons on

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
cot-ton-s on
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of cotton on

Questions

What does cottons on mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of cotton on

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