Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanging by a thread

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables
hang-ing by a thread
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hang by a thread

Questions

What does hanging by a thread mean?
present participle and gerund of hang by a thread

How to pronounce hanging by a thread

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