Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kicking a dog when it's down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
kick-ing a -dog when it's -down
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of kick a dog when it's down

Questions

What does kicking a dog when it's down mean?
present participle and gerund of kick a dog when it's down

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