Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cross question

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables: cross ques-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

v

question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side

Example Sentences

"The witness was cross-examined by the defense"

Synonyms

cross examine

Questions

What does cross question mean?: question closely, or question a witness that has already been questioned by the opposing side

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