Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knee-jerking

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
knee--jerk-ing
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Reacting instantaneously and without thought.

Uncountable

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What does knee-jerking mean?
Reacting instantaneously and without thought.

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