Speakur

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with baited breath

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
with- bait-ed breath
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Eggcorn of with bated breath.

Questions

What does with baited breath mean?
Eggcorn of with bated breath.

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