Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rapid fire

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables: rapid -fire
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Quickly, with minimal time between occurrences.

Example Sentences

"The attorney peppered him with rapid fire questions, barely giving him time to reply."

Questions

What does rapid fire mean?: Quickly, with minimal time between occurrences.

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