Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stopping short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.25 in modern English

Syllables
stop-ping short
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of stop short

Questions

What does stopping short mean?
present participle and gerund of stop short

How to pronounce stopping short

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