Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

asking the question

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.81 in modern English

Syllables
ask-ing the ques-tion
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of ask the question

Questions

What does asking the question mean?
present participle and gerund of ask the question

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