Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swinging for the fences

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables
swing-ing -for the fences
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of swing for the fences

Questions

What does swinging for the fences mean?
present participle and gerund of swing for the fences

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