Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pinch-hitting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
pinch-hit-ting
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pinch-hit

Questions

What does pinch-hitting mean?
present participle and gerund of pinch-hit

How to pronounce pinch-hitting

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