Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking someone up short

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.94 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing -some-one up short
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take someone up short

Questions

What does taking someone up short mean?
present participle and gerund of take someone up short

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