Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

setting sail

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
set-ting -sail
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of set sail

Questions

What does setting sail mean?
present participle and gerund of set sail

How to pronounce setting sail

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