Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gripping beast

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: grip-ping beast
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of stylised animals that intertwine and grip one another and other design elements, found in the decorative arts of the ancient Norse.

Inflected Forms

gripping beasts (plural)

Questions

What does gripping beast mean?: Any of a number of stylised animals that intertwine and grip one another and other design elements, found in the decorative arts of the ancient Norse.

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