Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gather wool

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
gath-er -wool
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

gathers wool (present, singular) gathering wool (participle, present) gathered wool (participle, past) gathered wool (past)

Questions

What does gather wool mean?
Alternative form of woolgather.

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