Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falling foul

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
falling -foul
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of fall foul

Questions

What does falling foul mean?
present participle and gerund of fall foul

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