Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone the cold shoulder

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one the -cold shoul-der
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
6
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone the cold shoulder

Questions

What does giving someone the cold shoulder mean?
present participle and gerund of give someone the cold shoulder

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