Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skipped a beat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
skipped a beat
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does skipped a beat mean?
simple past and past participle of skip a beat

How to pronounce skipped a beat

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