Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laying hold on

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
lay-ing hold on
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lay hold on

Questions

What does laying hold on mean?
present participle and gerund of lay hold on

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