Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ran dry

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables
ran dry
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does ran dry mean?
simple past of run dry

How to pronounce ran dry

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