Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knock on heaven's door

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables
knock- on heav-en's -door
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die or be close to death.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

knocks on heaven's door (present, singular) knocking on heaven's door (participle, present) knocked on heaven's door (participle, past) knocked on heaven's door (past)

Questions

What does knock on heaven's door mean?
To die or be close to death.

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