Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erring on the side of caution

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
erring on the side of -cau-tion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of err on the side of caution

Questions

What does erring on the side of caution mean?
present participle and gerund of err on the side of caution

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