Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

name call

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.26 in modern English

Syllables: name -call
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of name-call.

Example Sentences

"Mr. Nixon attacked Mr. [Hubert] Humphrey with gusto, sounding to an unusual degree like Mr. Humphrey attacking Mr. Nixon. He said he knew his opponents were in trouble because “you know politicians are behind when they start to name call, when they start to panic, to hit below the belt.”"
"She even drew a response from the creators of “The Simpsons,” who made a short video in which Marge [Simpson] scolds Ms. Ellis, saying, “I teach my children not to name call, Jenna.”"
"For many of us, the realization that people in power, regardless of political party, would belittle, name call and seek retribution has been a shock."

Inflected Forms

name calls (present, singular) name calling (participle, present) name called (participle, past) name called (past)

Questions

What does name call mean?: Alternative form of name-call.

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