Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talking up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables
talk-ing up
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of talk up

Questions

What does talking up mean?
present participle and gerund of talk up

How to pronounce talking up

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