Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tar-and-feathering

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
tar-and-feath-er-ing
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tar-and-feather

Questions

What does tar-and-feathering mean?
present participle and gerund of tar-and-feather

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