Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fur-flying

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: fur-fly-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Informal

Example Sentences

"2006: 'Anticlimactic as it may have been, the news last week that Meredith Vieira would replace Katie Couric on the “Today” show marked the dénouement of a fur-flying, nail-biting, years-long game of musical chairs among television’s leading ladies.' — The New Yorker, 17 April 2006, page 27."

Etymology

Since a particularly vicious fight between cats or other animals sends fur flying.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does fur-flying mean?: Vicious.
Where does fur-flying come from?: Since a particularly vicious fight between cats or other animals sends fur flying.

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