Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kept one's head on a swivel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
kep-t one's -head- on a swiv-el
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does kept one's head on a swivel mean?
simple past and past participle of keep one's head on a swivel

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