Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dressing down

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables
dress-ing -down
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of dress down

noun

A sustained rebuke or censure.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

dressing downs (plural)

Synonyms

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Questions

What does dressing down mean?
present participle and gerund of dress down

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