Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

locking horns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
lock-ing horns
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of lock horns

Questions

What does locking horns mean?
present participle and gerund of lock horns

How to pronounce locking horns

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