Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold the phone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
hold the -phone
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

stop; wait; whoa.

Slang

verb

To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

holds the phone (present, singular) holding the phone (participle, present) held the phone (participle, past) held the phone (past)

Phrases

hold the line

Frequently Paired Words

hold the line

Questions

What does hold the phone mean?
stop; wait; whoa.

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