Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing off
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take off

Questions

What does taking off mean?
present participle and gerund of take off

How to pronounce taking off

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