Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falling asleep

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
falling asleep
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fall asleep

noun

Synonym of dormition.

Uncountable

Usage

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Questions

What does falling asleep mean?
present participle and gerund of fall asleep

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