Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving someone the slip

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing -some-one the s-lip
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give someone the slip

Questions

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

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