Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drawing a line in the sand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
draw-ing a -line in the sand
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of draw a line in the sand

Questions

What does drawing a line in the sand mean?
present participle and gerund of draw a line in the sand

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