Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runs aground

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
run-s a-ground
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does runs aground mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of run aground

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