Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbing salt in someone's wounds

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
rub-bing salt in -some-one's -wounds
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rub salt in someone's wounds

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What does rubbing salt in someone's wounds mean?
present participle and gerund of rub salt in someone's wounds

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