Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a night of it

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.55 in modern English

Syllables: have a night of it
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

To spend a night uncomfortably or unpleasantly, such as in pain, under duress, in illness, etc.

Example Sentences

"`One might think from the look of you that you had been having a night of it.' I only groaned by way of answer. I had, indeed, been having a night of it, such as I hope never to have again."

Questions

What does have a night of it mean?: To spend a night uncomfortably or unpleasantly, such as in pain, under duress, in illness, etc.

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