Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

button it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English

Syllables
but-ton it
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be quiet, stop talking.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Shortened form of button one's lip.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buttons it (present, singular) buttoning it (participle, present) buttoned it (participle, past) buttoned it (past)

Questions

What does button it mean?
To be quiet, stop talking.
Where does button it come from?
Shortened form of button one's lip.

How to pronounce button it

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