Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one word leads to another

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: one -word lead-s -to an-oth-er
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.

Example Sentences

"One word led to another and all of a sudden they were threatening each other with divorce."

Questions

What does one word leads to another mean?: Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context, but especially of an escalating argument.

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