Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make game of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: make game of
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ridicule; to make fun of.

Example Sentences

"But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them."

Inflected Forms

makes game of (present, singular) making game of (participle, present) made game of (participle, past) made game of (past)

Synonyms

make a laughingstock of make fun of

Questions

What does make game of mean?: To ridicule; to make fun of.

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