Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taking up the cudgel for

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables
tak-ing up the cud-gel -for
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
16
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of take up the cudgel for

Questions

What does taking up the cudgel for mean?
present participle and gerund of take up the cudgel for

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