Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bending over backwards

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
bend-ing over back-wards
IPA
39
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bend over backwards

Questions

What does bending over backwards mean?
present participle and gerund of bend over backwards

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