Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bringing up the rear

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
bring-ing up the rear
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bring up the rear

Questions

What does bringing up the rear mean?
present participle and gerund of bring up the rear

How to pronounce bringing up the rear

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