Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laying waste

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

Syllables
lay-ing waste
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lay waste

Synonyms

ruin ruining ruination wrecking

Questions

What does laying waste mean?
present participle and gerund of lay waste

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