Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

making a mountain out of a molehill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
mak-ing a -moun-tain out of a -mole-hill
IPA
46
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of make a mountain out of a molehill

Questions

What does making a mountain out of a molehill mean?
present participle and gerund of make a mountain out of a molehill

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