Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulling someone's leg

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
pulling -some-one's -leg
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pull someone's leg

Questions

What does pulling someone's leg mean?
present participle and gerund of pull someone's leg

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