Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbing someone the wrong way

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
rub-bing -some-one the wrong way
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle of rub someone the wrong way

Questions

What does rubbing someone the wrong way mean?
present participle of rub someone the wrong way

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