Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking the gilt off the gingerbread

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing the gilt of-f the gin-ger-bread
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
5
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take the gilt off the gingerbread

Questions

What does taking the gilt off the gingerbread mean?
present participle and gerund of take the gilt off the gingerbread

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