Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

would it hurt

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: would it hurt
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.

Example Sentences

"Would it hurt to say "please" once in a while?"

Phrases

would it kill someone

Frequently Paired Words

would it kill someone

Questions

What does would it hurt mean?: Used to point out that the interlocutor is failing to do something relatively easy that they should be doing.

How to pronounce would it hurt

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