Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

going against the grain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
go-ing a-gain-st the -grain
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of go against the grain

Questions

What does going against the grain mean?
present participle and gerund of go against the grain

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