Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moved the needle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
moved the nee-dle
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does moved the needle mean?
simple past and past participle of move the needle

How to pronounce moved the needle

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