Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

holding fast

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ing -fast
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hold fast

Questions

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

How to pronounce holding fast

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