Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

threw someone a curveball

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
threw -some-one a curve-ball
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does threw someone a curveball mean?
simple past of throw someone a curveball

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