Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding dear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing dear
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold dear

Questions

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

How to pronounce holding dear

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