Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thorns in the flesh

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
thorn-s in the flesh
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does thorns in the flesh mean?
plural of thorn in the flesh

How to pronounce thorns in the flesh

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