Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

running aground

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
run-ning a-ground
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of run aground

Questions

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

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