Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kicking and screaming

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables: kick-ing and scream-ing
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Against someone's will; with extreme reluctance on someone's part.

Example Sentences

"to drag someone kicking and screaming"
"Well, then…you can say that I said it is a step in the right direction that will…er…be welcomed by all forward-thinking people and will drag the city kicking and screaming into the Century of the Fruitbat."

Questions

What does kicking and screaming mean?: Against someone's will; with extreme reluctance on someone's part.

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