Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

people-watch

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
peo-ple-watch
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To observe people and their behavior as a recreational activity.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From people + watch.

Usage

Inflected Forms

people-watches (present, singular) people-watching (participle, present) people-watched (participle, past) people-watched (past)

Derived Forms

peoplewatching

Questions

What does people-watch mean?
To observe people and their behavior as a recreational activity.
Where does people-watch come from?
From people + watch.

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