Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breaking wheel

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables: break-ing wheel
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.

Inflected Forms

breaking wheels (plural)

Phrases

break on the wheel

Frequently Paired Words

break on the wheel

Synonyms

Catherine wheel

Questions

What does breaking wheel mean?: A wheel used to break a restrained victim's limbs and body in an ancient European form of execution.

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