Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biting the dust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables
bit-ing the -dust
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bite the dust

Questions

What does biting the dust mean?
present participle and gerund of bite the dust

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