Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ran the gauntlet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
ran the -gaunt-let
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does ran the gauntlet mean?
simple past of run the gauntlet

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