Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

standing by

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English

Syllables
stand-ing -by
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stand by

Questions

What does standing by mean?
present participle and gerund of stand by

How to pronounce standing by

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