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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a quiet word

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
have a qui-et -word
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To speak to someone in private.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

has a quiet word (present, singular) having a quiet word (participle, present) had a quiet word (participle, past) had a quiet word (past)

Synonyms

have a word in someone's ear have a word in your shell-like

Questions

What does have a quiet word mean?
To speak to someone in private.

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