Speakur

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walk and chew gum at the same time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
walk and chew gum at the same -time
IPA
53
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
2
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

walks and chews gum at the same time (present, singular) walking and chewing gum at the same time (participle, present) walked and chewed gum at the same time (participle, past) walked and chewed gum at the same time (past) chew gum and walk at the same time (alternative)

Questions

What does walk and chew gum at the same time mean?
To do two normally trivial tasks at the same time; to exhibit basic competence or task-management skills.

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