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dumb as a fish

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
dum-b- as a -fish
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Utterly mute; never speaking.

Synonyms

dumb as a haddock

Questions

What does dumb as a fish mean?
Utterly mute; never speaking.

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