Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking up cudgels

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing up cud-gels
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take up cudgels

Questions

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

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