Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking up arms

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.71 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing up arms
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take up arms

Questions

What does taking up arms mean?
present participle and gerund of take up arms

How to pronounce taking up arms

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