Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shorten up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
short-en up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together.

Informal; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

shortens up (present, singular) shortening up (participle, present) shortened up (participle, past) shortened up (past)

Questions

What does shorten up mean?
To make something shorter in height, briefer in duration or more close together.

How to pronounce shorten up

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