Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crying uncle

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
cry-ing un-cle
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cry uncle

Questions

What does crying uncle mean?
present participle and gerund of cry uncle

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