Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gun shy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
gun shy
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of gunshy.

Inflected Forms

more gun shy (comparative) most gun shy (superlative)

Questions

What does gun shy mean?
Alternative form of gunshy.

How to pronounce gun shy

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