Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pepper-spray

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: pep-per-spray
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pepper spray.

Uncountable

verb

Alternative form of pepper spray.

Example Sentences

"On November 18, 2011, the officer dispassionately pepper-sprayed a line of several nonviolent protesters sitting on the ground at the university, who flinched and covered their faces but remained passive with their arms interlocked, as onlookers shrieked and screamed out for the officer to stop."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pepper-sprays (plural) pepper-sprays (present, singular) pepper-spraying (participle, present) pepper-sprayed (participle, past) pepper-sprayed (past)

Questions

What does pepper-spray mean?: Alternative form of pepper spray.

How to pronounce pepper-spray

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