Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

went against the grain

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
wen-t a-gain-st the -grain
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past of go against the grain

Questions

What does went against the grain mean?
simple past of go against the grain

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