Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staring down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
star-ing -down
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stare down

Questions

What does staring down mean?
present participle and gerund of stare down

How to pronounce staring down

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