Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making believe

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.22 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing -be-lieve
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make believe

Questions

What does making believe mean?
present participle and gerund of make believe

How to pronounce making believe

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