Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a turn for the worse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a -turn -for the -worse
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take a turn for the worse

Questions

What does taking a turn for the worse mean?
present participle and gerund of take a turn for the worse

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