Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lying in state

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables
ly-ing in s-tate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lie in state

Questions

What does lying in state mean?
present participle and gerund of lie in state

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