Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catch a falling knife

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
catch a -falling knife
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

verb

To buy a financial instrument with the unconfirmed assumption that its price will reverse.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

catches a falling knife (present, singular) catching a falling knife (participle, present) caught a falling knife (participle, past) caught a falling knife (past)

Questions

What does catch a falling knife mean?
To buy a financial instrument whose price is falling rapidly.

How to pronounce catch a falling knife

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “catch a falling knife”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “catch a falling knife”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “catch a falling knife” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.