Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sweeping something under the rug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
sweep-ing -some-thing un-der the rug
IPA
45
Scrabble Score
28
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle of sweep something under the rug

Questions

What does sweeping something under the rug mean?
present participle of sweep something under the rug

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