Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saving face

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
sav-ing -face
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of save face

Questions

What does saving face mean?
present participle and gerund of save face

How to pronounce saving face

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