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reap the whirlwind

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
reap the whirl-wind
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Ellipsis of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

verb

To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.

Inflected Forms

reaps the whirlwind (present, singular) reaping the whirlwind (participle, present) reaped the whirlwind (participle, past) reaped the whirlwind (past)

Phrases

reap what one sows

Frequently Paired Words

reap what one sows

Questions

What does reap the whirlwind mean?
Ellipsis of sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

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