Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking by surprise

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing by -sur-prise
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take by surprise

Questions

What does taking by surprise mean?
present participle and gerund of take by surprise

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