Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

looking after

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.46 in modern English

Syllables
look-ing after
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of look after

Questions

What does looking after mean?
present participle and gerund of look after

How to pronounce looking after

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