Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running afoul of

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables
run-ning afoul of
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of run afoul of

Questions

What does running afoul of mean?
present participle and gerund of run afoul of

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