Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running across

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
run-ning across
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of run across

Questions

What does running across mean?
present participle and gerund of run across

How to pronounce running across

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