Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

digging one's heels in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
dig-ging one's heel-s in
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dig one's heels in

Questions

What does digging one's heels in mean?
present participle and gerund of dig one's heels in

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