Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hoist the white flag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
hoist the white flag
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of wave the white flag.

Inflected Forms

hoists the white flag (present, singular) hoisting the white flag (participle, present) hoisted the white flag (participle, past) hoisted the white flag (past)

Questions

What does hoist the white flag mean?
Alternative form of wave the white flag.

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