Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keeping a lid on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
keep-ing a lid on
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle of keep a lid on

Questions

What does keeping a lid on mean?
present participle of keep a lid on

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