Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard sledding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English

Syllables: hard sled-ding
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Difficulties, generally; a rough time.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"When things got so Wolfe had to cut down expenses […], Saul Panzer and I got our weekly envelopes sliced, but [Fred] Durkin's was stopped altogether. Wolfe called him in when he was needed and paid him by the day, so I still saw him off and on and knew he was having hard sledding.[…] "Hello, Fred do I owe you something?" […]"How are you, Mr. Wolfe. I wish to God you did. If there was anybody owed me anything I'd be with him like a saddle on a horse.""

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

tough sledding rough sledding

Frequently Paired Words

tough sledding rough sledding

Questions

What does hard sledding mean?: Difficulties, generally; a rough time.

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