Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cutting to the quick

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
cut-ting -to the quick
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of cut to the quick

Questions

What does cutting to the quick mean?
present participle and gerund of cut to the quick

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