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dig one's heels in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
dig one's heel-s in
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of dig in one's heels.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dig, heel, in.

Inflected Forms

digs one's heels in (present, singular) digging one's heels in (participle, present) dug one's heels in (participle, past) dug one's heels in (past)

Phrases

harden someone's heart

Frequently Paired Words

harden someone's heart

Questions

What does dig one's heels in mean?
Alternative form of dig in one's heels.

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