Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giving the axe

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English

Syllables
giv-ing the axe
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of give the axe

Questions

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

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