Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rub someone up the wrong way

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.94 in modern English

Syllables
rub -some-one up the wrong way
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
3
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of rub someone the wrong way

Inflected Forms

rubs someone up the wrong way (present, singular) rubbing someone up the wrong way (participle, present) rubbed someone up the wrong way (participle, past) rubbed someone up the wrong way (past)

Questions

What does rub someone up the wrong way mean?
Alternative form of rub someone the wrong way

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