Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hand around

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English

Syllables: hand around
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To distribute something by having one person hand it to another so it spreads through the group.

Transitive verb

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

hands around (present, singular) handing around (participle, present) handed around (participle, past) handed around (past)

Questions

What does hand around mean?: To distribute something by having one person hand it to another so it spreads through the group.

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