Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wasting breath

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.97 in modern English

Syllables
wast-ing breath
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of waste breath

Questions

What does wasting breath mean?
present participle and gerund of waste breath

How to pronounce wasting breath

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