Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pouring cold water on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables
pour-ing -cold wa-ter on
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pour cold water on.

Questions

What does pouring cold water on mean?
present participle and gerund of pour cold water on.

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