Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make bones about

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.31 in modern English

Syllables
make bones about
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do, indicate, or say something vaguely and with hesitation.

Dated

Usage

Inflected Forms

makes bones about (present, singular) making bones about (participle, present) made bones about (participle, past) made bones about (past)

Antonyms

make no bones about

Questions

What does make bones about mean?
To do, indicate, or say something vaguely and with hesitation.

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