Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandmother's footsteps

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: grand-moth-er's -foot-steps
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

red light, green light

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But its [the thorny devil's] best hope is to remain unseen in the first place and to this end the Devil, which is camouflaged in shades of brown and yellow, walks slowly and stops often, like a chameleon or a participant in a neverending game of grandmother's footsteps."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does grandmother's footsteps mean?: red light, green light

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