Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counter-surf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter--surf
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of counter surf.

Example Sentences

"If your hound already counter-surfs and this doesn't help, turn to Chapter 10 for more help."
"If you keep your counters and tables free of food, your puppy won't learn to counter-surf."
"Every time a dog counter-surfs he finds scraps of food on the table, and will likely repeat the same behavior."
"Puzzle has never counter-surfed, and the Poms, who might like to try it, can't, since they're not tall enough."

Inflected Forms

counter-surfs (present, singular) counter-surfing (participle, present) counter-surfed (participle, past) counter-surfed (past)

Questions

What does counter-surf mean?: Alternative form of counter surf.

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