Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turn-taking

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.05 in modern English

Syllables
turn--tak-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Taking turns; alternating.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An instance of the one participant taking control of some interaction, usually two-party, such as a conversation, from another.

Countable

Usage

Inflected Forms

turn-takings (plural)

Synonyms

switching off

Questions

What does turn-taking mean?
Taking turns; alternating.

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