Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great balls of fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
great ball-s of -fire
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing great surprise.

Dated

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

great balls of fire ! (canonical)

Phrases

ball of fire good gracious goodness gracious me oh my goodness gracious

Frequently Paired Words

ball of fire good gracious goodness gracious me oh my goodness gracious

Synonyms

wow

Questions

What does great balls of fire mean?
Expressing great surprise.

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