Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go into one's shell

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
go in-to one's shell
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act defensively.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From turtles, who go into their shells to protect themselves.

Inflected Forms

goes into one's shell (present, singular) going into one's shell (participle, present) went into one's shell (past) gone into one's shell (participle, past)

Questions

What does go into one's shell mean?
To act defensively.
Where does go into one's shell come from?
From turtles, who go into their shells to protect themselves.

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