Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arm-twisting

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: ar-m-twist-ing
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of personal pressure to persuade

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The use of political pressure to gain support

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From arm + twisting.

Usage

Inflected Forms

arm-twistings (plural) arm twisting (alternative)

Questions

What does arm-twisting mean?: The use of personal pressure to persuade
Where does arm-twisting come from?: From arm + twisting.

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