Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the receiving end

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
on the re-ceiv-ing end
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Being the victim of an unpleasant action.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

at the receiving end (alternative)

Questions

What does on the receiving end mean?
Being the victim of an unpleasant action.

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