Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubbing someone up the wrong way

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
rub-bing -some-one up the wrong way
IPA
49
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
4
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle of rub someone up the wrong way

Questions

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

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