Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold that thought

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.04 in modern English

Syllables
hold that thought
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pause in a conversation for an interruption.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

holds that thought (present, singular) holding that thought (participle, present) held that thought (participle, past) held that thought (past)

Synonyms

park that thought

Questions

What does hold that thought mean?
To pause in a conversation for an interruption.

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