Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

no speaks

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables: no s-peaks
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fact of refusing to speak.

Colloquial; Uncountable

adj

Refusing to speak; uncommunicative.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"These three were soon caught up by the bitterness of the play and, owing to the unpleasant things they had to say, think and do to each other, proceeded to be on ‘no speaks’ with each other […]"
"In the last summer of her life she had had bitter rows and had been in a state of prolonged "no speaks" with both her mother and her brother Charles."
"He has added that he is distraught that Tana has "fled" to LA, and is no-speaks with both him and her uncomprehending mother, Greta."

Usage

Questions

What does no speaks mean?: The fact of refusing to speak.

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