Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inside out

/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.16 in modern English

Syllables
in-sid-e out
IPA
/ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.

adv

Thoroughly; extremely well.

adv

Completely; through and through; to the core.

adv

Describes the hitting of a ball that pitched outside of leg stump to the off side of the field.

adj

Alternative form of inside-out.

Example Sentences

Etymology

In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.

Phrases

know inside out

Synonyms

inside out outside in wrong side out

Homonyms

inside-out

Antonyms

right side out rightways

Questions

How do you pronounce inside out?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnsaɪdˈaʊt/.
What does inside out mean?
With the inside surface turned to be on the outside.
Where does inside out come from?
In the sense thoroughly, an asyndetic clipping of inside and out.

How to pronounce inside out

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