Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving the ax

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing the ax
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give the ax

Questions

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

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