Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throwing pearls before swine

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
throw-ing -pearl-s be-fore swine
IPA
42
Scrabble Score
25
Letters
5
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of throw pearls before swine

Questions

What does throwing pearls before swine mean?
present participle and gerund of throw pearls before swine

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