Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit the buffers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
hit the buffers
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stop suddenly and unexpectedly.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

hits the buffers (present, singular) hitting the buffers (participle, present)

Questions

What does hit the buffers mean?
To stop suddenly and unexpectedly.

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