Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turning back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables
turn-ing back
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of turn back

Questions

What does turning back mean?
present participle and gerund of turn back

How to pronounce turning back

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