Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crying someone a river

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
cry-ing -some-one a riv-er
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cry someone a river

Questions

What does crying someone a river mean?
present participle and gerund of cry someone a river

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