Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licked the dust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
licked the -dust
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does licked the dust mean?
simple past and past participle of lick the dust

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