Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding against

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing a-gainst
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold against

Questions

What does holding against mean?
present participle and gerund of hold against

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