Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pull back the curtain

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables
pul-l back- the cur-tain
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To reveal an underlying truth.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

pulls back the curtain (present, singular) pulling back the curtain (participle, present) pulled back the curtain (participle, past) pulled back the curtain (past)

Questions

What does pull back the curtain mean?
To reveal an underlying truth.

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