Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

release the kraken

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: re-lease the krak-en
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To unleash a greatly destructive force.

Informal

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see release, Kraken.

Example Sentences

"Science now supports a cognitive appraisal model for understanding why some athletes can take everything in stride while others release the kraken."
"I haul the pet carrier into the house and release the kraken. Hannibal emerges from the cage, glares at me, and lumbers off toward the kitchen."
""I believe we can safely pronounce the gods appeased." "So case closed?" Baird asked. "No more 'Release the Kraken' scenarios for the time being?" "I believe so.""
"She also claimed that governors and secretaries of state had "financial interests" in the voting machine company, and that they or their families had been enriched because of it. "I'm going to release the kraken," she said."

Etymology

From the 1981 film Clash of the Titans.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

releases the kraken (present, singular) releasing the kraken (participle, present) released the kraken (participle, past) released the kraken (past)

Phrases

open Pandora's box

Frequently Paired Words

open Pandora's box Kraken

Questions

What does release the kraken mean?: To unleash a greatly destructive force.
Where does release the kraken come from?: From the 1981 film Clash of the Titans.

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