Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

put a blanket over

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables
put a blan-ket over
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Make (something) seem less serious.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

puts a blanket over (present, singular) putting a blanket over (participle, present)

Questions

What does put a blanket over mean?
Make (something) seem less serious.

How to pronounce put a blanket over

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