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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underbeat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-beat
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To beat too little, or less than usual.

Transitive verb

noun

A beat that runs beneath a piece of music.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + beat.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underbeats (present, singular) underbeating (participle, present) underbeaten (participle, past) underbeats (plural)

Questions

What does underbeat mean?
To beat too little, or less than usual.
Where does underbeat come from?
From under- + beat.

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