Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting someone's back up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting -some-one's back- up
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get someone's back up

Questions

What does getting someone's back up mean?
present participle and gerund of get someone's back up

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