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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peel the onion

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
peel the o-nion
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.

Inflected Forms

peels the onion (present, singular) peeling the onion (participle, present) peeled the onion (participle, past) peeled the onion (past)

Synonyms

peel back the onion

Questions

What does peel the onion mean?
To investigate a matter more deeply, usually step by step, each step leading to a new discovery.

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