Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dropping anchor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
drop-ping an-chor
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of drop anchor

Questions

What does dropping anchor mean?
present participle and gerund of drop anchor

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