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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretzel up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables
pret-zel up
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become confused, perplexed, twisted or entangled.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

pretzels up (present, singular) pretzeling up (US, participle) pretzelling up (UK, participle) pretzeled up (US, participle) pretzeled up (US, past) pretzelled up (UK, participle) pretzelled up (UK, past)

Questions

What does pretzel up mean?
To make or become confused, perplexed, twisted or entangled.

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