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clutch at a straw

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables
clutch at a s-traw
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of grasp at straws.

Inflected Forms

clutches at a straw (present, singular) clutching at a straw (participle, present) clutched at a straw (participle, past) clutched at a straw (past)

Synonyms

grasp at straws

Questions

What does clutch at a straw mean?
Synonym of grasp at straws.

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