Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penny-pinched

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
pen-ny-pinched
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does penny-pinched mean?
simple past and past participle of penny-pinch

How to pronounce penny-pinched

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