Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

striking a nerve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
strik-ing a n-erve
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of strike a nerve

Questions

What does striking a nerve mean?
present participle and gerund of strike a nerve

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