Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

looking for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables
look-ing -for
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of look for

Synonyms

Questions

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

How to pronounce looking for

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