Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking a whack at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing a whack- at
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle of take a whack at

Questions

What does taking a whack at mean?
present participle of take a whack at

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