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go down the wrong way

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables
go -down the wrong way
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To go down the trachea (windpipe) in one's throat instead of the esophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting in coughing or choking.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes down the wrong way (present, singular) going down the wrong way (participle, present) went down the wrong way (past) gone down the wrong way (participle, past)

Synonyms

go down the wrong pipe go down the wrong throat

Questions

What does go down the wrong way mean?
To go down the trachea (windpipe) in one's throat instead of the esophagus (the tube in the throat for swallowed food and fluids), typically resulting in coughing or choking.

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