Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turning pear-shaped

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
turn-ing -pear-shaped
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of turn pear-shaped

Questions

What does turning pear-shaped mean?
present participle and gerund of turn pear-shaped

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