Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

striking while the iron is hot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
strik-ing while the iron is hot
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of strike while the iron is hot

Questions

What does striking while the iron is hot mean?
present participle and gerund of strike while the iron is hot

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