Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone grief

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one -grief
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone grief

Questions

What does giving someone grief mean?
present participle and gerund of give someone grief

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