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jump at one's own shadow

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
jump at one's own shad-ow
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be exceptionally timid.

Inflected Forms

jumps at one's own shadow (present, singular) jumping at one's own shadow (participle, present) jumped at one's own shadow (participle, past) jumped at one's own shadow (past)

Phrases

afraid of one's own shadow

Frequently Paired Words

afraid of one's own shadow

Questions

What does jump at one's own shadow mean?
To be exceptionally timid.

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