Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

softly, softly caught the monkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.36 in modern English

Syllables: soft-ly, -soft-ly -caugh-t the -mon-key
IPA

57

Scrabble Score

27

Letters

8

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Alternative form of softly, softly, catchee monkey.

Example Sentences

""La pointe de l'aiguille doit passer la première;" [...] I should rather explain this by our kindred expression, "introduce the sharp edge of the wedge first;" or, as the West Africans say, "Softly! Softly caught the monkey.""

Questions

What does softly, softly caught the monkey mean?: Alternative form of softly, softly, catchee monkey.

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