Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bucking the tide

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
buck-ing the tide
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of buck the tide

Questions

What does bucking the tide mean?
present participle and gerund of buck the tide

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