Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking no for an answer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing no -for an an-swer
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take no for an answer

Questions

What does taking no for an answer mean?
present participle and gerund of take no for an answer

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