Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wearing thin

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables
wear-ing thin
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of wear thin

Questions

What does wearing thin mean?
present participle and gerund of wear thin

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