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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidestroke

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
side-stroke
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.

verb

To swim sidestroke

Etymology

From side + stroke.

Inflected Forms

sidestrokes (plural) sidestrokes (present, singular) sidestroking (participle, present) sidestroked (participle, past) sidestroked (past)

Questions

What does sidestroke mean?
A swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.
Where does sidestroke come from?
From side + stroke.

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