Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard going

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.39 in modern English

Syllables
hard -go-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Difficult to understand and enjoy.

adj

Difficult and requiring a lot of effort.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

harder going (comparative) hardest going (superlative)

Questions

What does hard going mean?
Difficult to understand and enjoy.

How to pronounce hard going

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